Medicaid payments for National Codes Established category rise 3.7% in Denmark for 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Denmark submitted $4,119,628 in claims for services under the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies, data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows. That reflects a 3.7% increase over 2023, when providers billed $3,971,924 for the same services.

Medicaid is a state-run public health insurance program, with joint funding from state and federal governments. It provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, seniors, children and those with disabilities, making it a key component of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid relies on taxpayer funding, fluctuations in local billing demonstrate how public health care resources are distributed within a community.

The “National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies” classification includes Medicaid-billed services grouped by type of care delivered, aligned with standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. Each billing code for this report was placed in a single service group using uniform code prefixes and number ranges to enable clear year-over-year comparison and avoid double counting.

Of all service types, National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies led in Denmark for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Statewide in South Carolina, this category similarly topped the list for Medicaid payments in 2024.

Looking at the five years prior to 2024, Medicaid payments for the National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies category in Denmark increased by $4,119,452, or 2340065.9%. Larger annual increases were noted in 2021 and 2022.

Although service payments in this category covered multiple locations throughout Denmark, the highest concentration occurred in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 29042 accounted for $4,119,628, representing 100% of all payments in this category within Denmark for that year.

Within this category, Medicaid spending was focused on a subset of billing codes.

Comparatively, Medicaid payments for this category in Denmark saw a 3.7% rise between 2024 and 2023, versus a 4% change for all Medicaid claim categories citywide during the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, comprising approximately 18% of total U.S. health spending. This is a substantial jump from about $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This roughly 40% rise over several years stemmed mainly from higher enrollment and greater use of services during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget initiatives under the Trump administration have featured major proposed reductions to federal Medicaid support and structural changes for the program. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is set to cut over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over 10 years. It also introduces work requirements and increased cost-sharing—which may affect coverage and state budgets as the federal contribution is curtailed, despite the program continuing to serve 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.