Radiology Procedures Medicaid payments in Booneville total $30,530 for 2024, up 13.7%

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database, Booneville Medicaid providers reported $30,530 in Radiology Procedures claims for 2024. This is a 13.7% increase from 2023, when $26,842 was billed for these services.

Medicaid is a public health insurance program operated by states and co-funded by both federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the largest segments of the U.S. health system.

As Medicaid expenditures are taxpayer-funded, shifts in local billing reflect how public health care funding is distributed within a community.

The “Radiology Procedures” category includes a set of Medicaid-billed services defined by the care provided, utilizing standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each billing code was classified into a single service group based on consistent code prefixes and numbers, ensuring accurate analysis of related services while preventing double counting and maintaining valid comparisons over time.

Although spending rose across several service categories, Radiology Procedures ranked sixth in total Medicaid payments in Booneville for 2024.

Statewide, Radiology Procedures ranked eighth by total Medicaid payment in Arkansas for 2024.

From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid payments linked to Radiology Procedures in Booneville grew by $10,214, a rise of 25.1%. Periods of faster growth occurred, including notable year-over-year increases in 2021 and 2022.

While Radiology Procedures spending was recorded throughout Booneville, the majority of payments were concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 72927 accounted for $30,529 in Radiology Procedures Medicaid payments, making up 100% of the city’s total for the category that year.

Within this service category, most Medicaid payments centered on a small number of specific billing codes.

Medicaid Radiology Procedures payments in Booneville grew 13.7% between 2024 and 2023. In comparison, all Medicaid claim categories in the city combined saw a 9% change during the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total Medicaid expenditures from both federal and state sources reached roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing about 18% of national health spending. That amount is up significantly from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

That growth amounts to approximately 40% over a few years, mainly the result of expanded enrollment and increased service use during and after the pandemic period.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration introduced major proposals to cut federal Medicaid funding and change the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over a decade, adding policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could decrease coverage and funds for some recipients. This is anticipated to shift more fiscal responsibility to states and slow the expansion of federal Medicaid support, despite the program’s continued role in serving millions of Americans.

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.