In 2024, Medicaid providers in Malta billed a total of $1,768 for services under the Temporary Codes classification, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. This amount represents a 30.9% rise from 2023, when providers submitted claims totaling $1,351 for the same services.
Medicaid is a public insurance program managed by the states and funded jointly by state and federal governments. The program covers low-income individuals and families, children, seniors and people with disabilities, and is a major part of the U.S. health care landscape.
Because taxpayer dollars are used to fund Medicaid, shifts in local billing offer insight into how public health care funds are distributed in a given area.
The “Temporary Codes” designation refers to a set of Medicaid-billed services identified by care type, organized by standardized CPT and HCPCS code groupings. For analytical purposes, each code is placed into a service group using consistent prefixes and number ranges, helping isolate related services and ensure rankings stay accurate over time without double counting.
Although Medicaid spending increased across several categories, Temporary Codes held the seventh spot in Malta for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Statewide in New York, Temporary Codes ranked 17th by overall Medicaid payments in 2024.
Between the five years before 2024, Medicaid-related payments for Temporary Codes in Malta rose by $1,457, equating to a 468.1% increase. Periods of more rapid growth occurred in certain years, including significant jumps in 2021 and 2023.
While expenditures for Temporary Codes services occurred citywide, the payments came from a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 12020 reported the highest Medicaid payments in this category, with $1,768. The single leading ZIP code accounted for the entirety of Medicaid payments tied to Temporary Codes in Malta that year.
Within the Temporary Codes group, a small set of billing codes accounted for most Medicaid payments.
To compare, Medicaid payments for Temporary Codes rose 30.9% in Malta between 2024 and 2023, versus a 23.6% increase for all Medicaid claim categories in the city during this interval.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, about 18% of total national health spending, up from around $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This rise reflects roughly 40% growth in only a few years, mainly due to expanded enrollment and higher service usage tied to and following the pandemic.
Recent federal budget legislation signed during the Trump administration featured large-scale proposals to reduce federal Medicaid support and alter the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by more than $1 trillion over the next ten years. It also establishes work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially shrinking coverage and funds for certain beneficiaries. Analysts expect these changes to shift more expenses to states and slow federal Medicaid growth while the program continues covering tens of millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $311 | 42.8% |
| 2021 | $821 | 164.1% |
| 2022 | $868 | 5.7% |
| 2023 | $1,351 | 55.6% |
| 2024 | $1,768 | 30.9% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $1,420,667 | 76.6% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $225,657 | 12.2% |
| 3 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $145,851 | 7.9% |
| 4 | Radiology Procedures | $30,259 | 1.6% |
| 5 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $20,260 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Surgery | $6,724 | 0.4% |
| 7 | Temporary Codes | $1,768 | 0.1% |
| 8 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $1,614 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Durable Medical Equipment | $924 | <0.1% |
| 10 | Procedures / Professional Services | $815 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $44 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q9967 | Locm 300-399mg/ml iodine,1ml | $1,768 | 10 |
Note: HCPCS codes are shown for context within the category. Category totals and rankings in this article are based on standardized service groupings rather than individual billing codes.
Information in this article was obtained from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The source data can be found here.
