Medicaid payments for Medical And Surgical Supplies rise to $110,060 in Atlanta for 2024

In 2024, providers in Atlanta billed Medicaid a total of $110,060 for services grouped under the Medical And Surgical Supplies category, as shown in data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That total reflects a 4.3% rise from 2023, when claims for these services reached $105,545.

Medicaid, the nation’s public health insurance program, is operated by states and financed in partnership between federal and state governments. It provides coverage for low-income groups, including families, seniors, children and individuals with disabilities, making it a cornerstone of the U.S. health care system.

As Medicaid payments are funded by taxpayers, fluctuations in billing demonstrate how community health resources are distributed.

The “Medical And Surgical Supplies” classification covers various Medicaid services identified by HCPCS and CPT code groupings. Each billing code for this report was assigned a unique service category using uniform code prefixes and numeric intervals, enabling services to be tallied without duplication and rankings to remain consistent from year to year.

Spending rose among several Medicaid categories, and payments for Medical And Surgical Supplies placed fifth in Atlanta by total Medicaid reimbursements in 2024.

Statewide in Texas, the Medical And Surgical Supplies group ranked 11th in Medicaid payments for 2024.

Over the five years before 2024, Medicaid expenses in Atlanta for Medical And Surgical Supplies increased by $9,021, or 8.9%. Periods of more rapid growth occurred in 2021 and 2022, with higher year-over-year spending recorded.

Though these Medicaid payments were distributed throughout Atlanta, a few ZIP codes saw the bulk of spending. For 2024, ZIP code 75551 accounted for $110,060 in Medical And Surgical Supplies payments, making up 100% of all Medicaid reimbursements for this category in Atlanta during that year.

Medicaid funds within the Medical And Surgical Supplies group were further concentrated among a small set of billing codes.

Comparatively, Medicaid payments for this category in Atlanta climbed 4.3% between 2023 and 2024, while citywide Medicaid claims rose 14.5% across all categories in that span.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up an estimated 18% of U.S. national health outlays. This is a significant increase from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This gain represents growth of nearly 40% over several years, driven mainly by increased enrollment and utilization during and following the pandemic.

Recent federal budgets under the Trump administration have featured major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid contributions and make structural changes to the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is forecast to cut federal Medicaid expenses by over $1 trillion over the upcoming decade, introducing requirements such as work rules and greater cost-sharing that could curtail coverage and funding for certain enrollees. Such policies are expected to shift responsibility to states and curb federal Medicaid growth, although the program continues to assist tens of millions nationwide.

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.