In 2024, Medicaid providers in Lakeville submitted $24,547 in claims for Diagnostic Radiology Services, as reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount represented a 5.3% increase over the $23,314 billed in 2023 for the same category.
Medicaid, a state-administered program jointly financed by state and federal governments, offers health insurance coverage for low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the largest components of the nation’s health care system. Read more about Medicaid funding here.
As Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, shifts in billing patterns within a community reflect local decisions in public health care funding allocation.
The Diagnostic Radiology Services category is defined by the type of service provided, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings for Medicaid billing. In this review, each billing code mapped to a single service category through consistent code prefixes and ranges, which allowed for analyzing related services collectively while ensuring accurate rankings without duplication.
While several categories saw an increase in spending, Diagnostic Radiology Services placed seventh among all Medicaid payment categories in Lakeville for 2024.
Across Massachusetts, Diagnostic Radiology Services ranked 28th by total Medicaid payments during 2024.
From 2020 to 2024, Lakeville’s Medicaid payments for Diagnostic Radiology Services rose by $24,547, equating to a 0% increase. Notable year-over-year spending increases occurred in 2022 and 2023, contributing to these changes during certain periods.
Spending for Diagnostic Radiology Services was distributed throughout Lakeville, but the majority of payments came from just a few ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 02347 accounted for $24,546 in Medicaid Diagnostic Radiology Service payments, representing 100% of the city’s spending in this category for the year.
Payments for Diagnostic Radiology Services were concentrated within a small group of billing codes for Medicaid.
For context, within Lakeville, Diagnostic Radiology Services saw Medicaid payments grow 5.3% from 2023 to 2024, whereas total Medicaid spending across all claim categories in the city changed by 38.5% during the same period.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that federal and state Medicaid spending totaled approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up roughly 18% of national health expenditures and climbing sharply from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This increase signifies about 40% growth over several years, largely attributed to greater enrollment and higher medical utilization during and after the pandemic years.
Recent federal budget measures adopted during the Trump administration included notable plans to reduce federal Medicaid funding and alter the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, aims to cut over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid allocations over 10 years, introducing work requirements and greater cost-sharing—policies that could limit coverage and financing for some enrollees. Anticipated impacts include higher costs for states and slowed growth in federal Medicaid contributions, even as the program continues serving tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $480 | – |
| 2022 | $12,620 | 2529.3% |
| 2023 | $23,314 | 84.7% |
| 2024 | $24,546 | 5.3% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $2,589,436 | 83% |
| 2 | Dental Services | $264,436 | 8.5% |
| 3 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $70,399 | 2.3% |
| 4 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $57,824 | 1.9% |
| 5 | Evaluation and Management | $39,166 | 1.3% |
| 6 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $30,355 | 1% |
| 7 | Diagnostic Radiology Services | $24,546 | 0.8% |
| 8 | Temporary Codes | $17,561 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $16,441 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Radiology Procedures | $9,878 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Procedures / Professional Services | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| R0070 | Transport portable x-ray | $18,738 | 11 |
| R0075 | Transport port x-ray multipl | $5,808 | 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.
