Liberty Medicaid providers billed $104,209 for Medical And Surgical Supplies in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount represents a 117.9% jump over 2023, when providers recorded $47,822 for these services.
Medicaid is a government health insurance initiative funded by both federal and state governments. It serves people with low incomes, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a key component of the U.S. health care system.
Taxpayer resources finance Medicaid payments, so changes in local billing levels help illustrate how public health care funds are distributed in the community.
The Medical And Surgical Supplies category includes services grouped by type of care using standardized HCPCS and CPT billing codes. In this analysis, each billing code is placed into a single category through consistent assignment of code prefixes and numeric ranges, helping prevent double counting and ensuring accurate ranking comparisons over time.
Alongside rises in other categories, Medical And Surgical Supplies was the fourth largest category by Medicaid payments in Liberty in 2024.
Statewide, the Medical And Surgical Supplies category ranked 10th in North Carolina for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
From five years before 2024, Liberty’s Medicaid payments for Medical And Surgical Supplies grew by $104,209, or 0%. The pace of growth quickened at several points, with significant annual increases seen in 2023 and 2022.
Although Medical And Surgical Supplies spending covered different parts of the city, most payments were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 27298 accounted for $104,209 in Medicaid payments in this category. The top ZIP code made up 100% of Medicaid spending for Medical And Surgical Supplies in Liberty during the year.
Within this category, a handful of billing codes accounted for most Medicaid payments in Liberty.
Comparatively, Medicaid spending for Medical And Surgical Supplies increased by 117.9% between 2024 and 2023, while payments across all Medicaid categories in the city grew by 181.8% in the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing around 18% of total national health costs, rising from about $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This roughly 40% increase in just a few years was mainly fueled by growing enrollment and higher medical service use during and after the pandemic.
Federal budget proposals finalized during the Trump administration featured major plans to decrease federal Medicaid funding and change how the program operates. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is expected to slash federal Medicaid costs by over $1 trillion in the next decade. It establishes work requirements and greater cost-sharing, potentially reducing benefits and funding for some enrollees. These changes are set to shift more costs to the states and are likely to limit future federal Medicaid support as the program continues to cover tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $19,640 | – |
| 2023 | $47,822 | 143.5% |
| 2024 | $104,209 | 117.9% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $443,872 | 45.1% |
| 2 | Durable Medical Equipment | $173,994 | 17.7% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $109,600 | 11.1% |
| 4 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $104,209 | 10.6% |
| 5 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $59,658 | 6.1% |
| 6 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $38,813 | 3.9% |
| 7 | Enteral and Parenteral Therapy | $32,871 | 3.3% |
| 8 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $17,958 | 1.8% |
| 9 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $2,809 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Procedures / Professional Services | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| A4230 | Infus insulin pump non needl | $104,209 | 11 |
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.
