In 2024, Medicaid providers in Baldwin Park submitted $5,086,210 in claims for Radiology Procedures, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 36% rise from 2023, when billings for these services totaled $3,739,332.
Medicaid, a public health insurance initiative administered by individual states and funded by both federal and state governments, serves low-income individuals, the elderly, children and those with disabilities. This makes it among the largest programs in the U.S. health care landscape.
Because taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid, any fluctuation in local billing illuminates how community health care spending is distributed.
The Radiology Procedures designation includes a set of Medicaid services defined by specific HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In conducting this analysis, each billing code was allocated to one service category using consistent code prefixes and numbers, ensuring services were grouped appropriately and preventing duplicate counts or misranking year over year.
Among all Medicaid service types, Radiology Procedures was the third-highest category by total payments in Baldwin Park for 2024.
Statewide in California, Radiology Procedures ranked tenth in total Medicaid payouts in 2024.
Looking at the period from five years prior to 2024, Medicaid payments for Radiology Procedures in Baldwin Park increased by $2,215,625—a 77.2% rise. The rate of growth varied by year, with major increases noted in 2020 and 2023.
Medicaid spending on Radiology Procedures was distributed citywide, but certain ZIP codes received most of the payments. For 2024, ZIP code 91706 alone accounted for $5,086,209 in billings, making up 100% of the Medicaid payments for the category in Baldwin Park.
Most Medicaid dollars within Radiology Procedures were tied to a narrow selection of billing codes.
Comparatively, Radiology Procedures in Baldwin Park saw a 36% increase in Medicaid reimbursements from 2023 to 2024, outpacing the 6.2% overall change for all Medicaid categories in the locality over the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, state and federal Medicaid expenditures climbed to roughly $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up an estimated 18% of total U.S. health care outlays. This was a strong increase from around $613.5 billion in 2019, ahead of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump amounts to nearly 40% growth in just a few years, fueled primarily by expanded enrollment and increased usage during and following the pandemic period.
Recent federal budget proposals under the Trump administration have included significant changes to federal Medicaid financing and program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the next decade. The law also adds work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially reducing access and federal funding for some beneficiaries. These changes could push more costs to states and slow the pace of federal support, even as the program continues to serve tens of millions nationally.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,870,584 | 48.4% |
| 2021 | $2,564,684 | -10.7% |
| 2022 | $3,070,348 | 19.7% |
| 2023 | $3,739,332 | 21.8% |
| 2024 | $5,086,209 | 36% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $24,011,919 | 44.9% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $13,339,345 | 24.9% |
| 3 | Radiology Procedures | $5,086,209 | 9.5% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $4,089,419 | 7.6% |
| 5 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $2,738,328 | 5.1% |
| 6 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $2,196,809 | 4.1% |
| 7 | Dental Services | $1,148,546 | 2.1% |
| 8 | Surgery | $308,974 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Anesthesia | $209,720 | 0.4% |
| 10 | Procedures / Professional Services | $151,889 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $137,521 | 0.3% |
| 12 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $46,402 | 0.1% |
| 13 | Temporary Codes | $22,590 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Vision Services | $20,810 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $4,874 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Pathology and Laboratory Services | $2,781 | <0.1% |
| 17 | Outpatient PPS | $40 | <0.1% |
| 18 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74177 | Ct abd & pelvis w/contrast | $712,002 | 40 |
| 77067 | Scr mammo bi incl cad | $466,081 | 108 |
| 70450 | Ct head/brain w/o dye | $341,527 | 98 |
| 78452 | Ht muscle image spect mult | $285,482 | 21 |
| 71046 | X-ray exam chest 2 views | $251,178 | 155 |
| 74176 | Ct abd & pelvis w/o contrast | $235,709 | 17 |
| 71045 | X-ray exam chest 1 view | $165,570 | 155 |
| 70553 | Mri brain stem w/o & w/dye | $163,672 | 19 |
| 76705 | Echo exam of abdomen | $152,566 | 58 |
| 77080 | Dxa bone density axial | $139,256 | 66 |
| 74183 | Mri abd w/o cntr flwd cntr | $114,763 | 13 |
| 76856 | Us exam pelvic complete | $114,729 | 50 |
| 76830 | Transvaginal us non-ob | $104,072 | 44 |
| 70551 | Mri brain stem w/o dye | $100,492 | 12 |
| 73721 | Mri jnt of lwr extre w/o dye | $98,537 | 20 |
| 71260 | Ct thorax dx c+ | $92,679 | 12 |
| 73562 | X-ray exam of knee 3 | $89,835 | 45 |
| 78815 | Pet image w/ct skull-thigh | $86,442 | 4 |
| 72100 | X-ray exam l-s spine 2/3 vws | $82,135 | 39 |
| 73630 | X-ray exam of foot | $78,436 | 43 |
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.
