In Copperopolis, providers received $414,550 in Medicaid payments for services within the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group in 2024, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show. That figure represents a 0.3% uptick over 2023, when claims for the same code group totaled $413,516.
Medicaid, administered at the state level and financed by both state and federal governments, covers a wide range of low-income individuals, families, older adults, minors and people with disabilities, making it integral to the U.S. health care system.
Because Medicaid funding is sourced from taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing provide a view into community allocation of public health funding.
The National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category encompasses services defined according to standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, analysts allocated billing codes into one defined service group per code, applying fixed code prefixes and ranges to study similar services together and maintain clean data rankings over consecutive periods.
Medicaid expenditures grew for a variety of services, but National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies topped all categories in Copperopolis for total Medicaid disbursements in 2024.
Statewide in California, the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies group also ranked first by payment volume in 2024.
Between 2019 and 2024, total Medicaid payments in this Copperopolis service group saw an increase of $278,731, representing 205.2%. In some periods, including 2020 and 2022, growth accelerated significantly when compared to other years.
Despite a broad distribution of Medicaid expenditures for this service category across the city, the majority of payments were concentrated within few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 95228 registered $414,549 in Medicaid payments—comprising 100% of Copperopolis Medicaid payments tied to this category for the year.
Within the category, a small subset of billing codes accounted for most of the total Medicaid payments.
Comparatively, between 2024 and 2023, local payments in this service group rose by 0.3%; all categories in Copperopolis saw a change of 4.1% over the same span.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show joint federal and state Medicaid outlays totaling about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up approximately 18% of national health care spending. That amount rose from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The figure represents nearly 40% growth since 2019, as expanded coverage and higher demand drove an increase during and after the height of the pandemic.
Recent federal budget bills under the Trump administration included proposals targeting major reductions in federal Medicaid allocations and substantial program restructuring. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” made law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the next 10 years. New provisions such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing are forecast to limit coverage and shift expenses onto states, reducing federal financial participation even as tens of millions remain enrolled.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $135,819 | 49.4% |
| 2021 | $196,734 | 44.9% |
| 2022 | $292,416 | 48.6% |
| 2023 | $413,515 | 41.4% |
| 2024 | $414,549 | 0.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $414,549 | 89.4% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $36,719 | 7.9% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $6,947 | 1.5% |
| 4 | Dental Services | $5,640 | 1.2% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| T1015 | Clinic service | $414,549 | 37 |
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.
