Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database show Medicaid payments in Idaho reached $279,559 for Temporary Codes category services in 2024. This reflects a 228.9% growth from 2023, when providers submitted $85,011 in such claims.
Medicaid is a state-administered public insurance program, funded through combined federal and state resources. Designed to serve low-income individuals and families, as well as seniors, children, and those with disabilities, it constitutes a substantial part of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid is taxpayer funded, variations in provider billing affect the allocation of health care resources within a given community.
The “Temporary Codes” group includes Medicaid-billed services clustered by the type of care, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code systems. For this analysis, each billing code belonged to a single service category based on consistent prefixes and numeric ranges, helping group similar services for review without duplication and maintaining accurate year-over-year rankings.
Certain categories, where relevant, aggregate multiple underlying service types. As a result, the category may reflect related care services that are often billed together in Medicaid, such as office evaluations, diagnostic screenings and therapy procedures.
Though Medicaid disbursed payments for Temporary Codes services statewide, most funds were concentrated in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, leading ZIP codes by payment volume were 83706, accounting for $244,548 (87.5% of total); 83404, contributing $29,195 (10.4%); and 83713, which saw $2,212 (0.8%).
These top 3 ZIP codes made up 98.7% of Idaho Medicaid payments for Temporary Codes category services in that year.
By comparison, Medicaid payments statewide across all claim categories grew 7.6% from 2023 to 2024.
As spending increased across several Medicaid service types, payments for Temporary Codes services ranked among the top 18 categories by total disbursements in the state for 2024.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures rose to approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, constituting about 18% of total national health costs—up significantly from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This rise translates to around 40% growth over several years, with much of the increase attributed to broader enrollment and higher service utilization following the pandemic.
Recent federal budget actions enacted during the Trump administration have included major changes intended to reduce Medicaid funding and change the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is anticipated to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over a decade and implements work requirements plus higher cost-sharing, which may affect both coverage and state financing. The legislation is expected to leave states bearing a larger portion of costs and limit federal Medicaid growth, while the program continues to serve tens of millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $279,559 | 228.9% |
| 2023 | $85,011 | 1,808.2% |
| 2022 | $4,455 | -96.8% |
| 2021 | $137,453 | -66.6% |
| 2020 | $412,088 | 23.6% |
| 2019 | $333,531 | 11.7% |
| 2018 | $298,656 | N/A |
| ZIP Code | Medicaid Payments | % of State Total |
|---|---|---|
| 83706 | $244,548 | 87.5% |
| 83404 | $29,195 | 10.4% |
| 83713 | $2,212 | 0.8% |
| 83814 | $2,146 | 0.8% |
| 83669 | $721 | 0.3% |
| 83712 | $365 | 0.1% |
| 83201 | $102 | <0.1% |
| 83687 | $73 | <0.1% |
| 83301 | $69 | <0.1% |
| 83709 | $60 | <0.1% |
| 83221 | $40 | <0.1% |
| 83647 | $27 | <0.1% |
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.
