Northbrook Medicaid providers submitted $90,388 in 2024 for services grouped under the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 27.6% increase compared to 2023, when claims under the same service type reached $70,840.
Medicaid is a joint federal-state health insurance program, managed by states and paid for by both levels of government. It provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, seniors, children and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the nation’s health care system. For more information on Medicaid financing, see the Commonwealth Fund explainer.
With taxpayer dollars funding Medicaid, fluctuations in local billing levels illustrate how public health dollars are allocated throughout communities.
The “Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare)” category describes a set of Medicaid services defined by care type, as determined by HCPCS and CPT coding conventions. In this analysis, each relevant billing code was placed in a single service grouping utilizing standardized code prefixes and numeric intervals, which ensures accuracy of rankings and avoids double counting across categories over time.
While Medicaid outlays advanced in several service areas, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) placed eighth in Northbrook by total Medicaid payments for 2024.
Statewide in Illinois, Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) also ranked eighth for total payments in 2024.
From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid payments for Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) services in Northbrook rose by $38,938, or 75.7%. Expenditure growth picked up in certain intervals, with significant year-over-year gains logged in 2022 and 2021.
Within Northbrook, spending for the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category was concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 60062 accounted for $90,387, representing 100% of all Medicaid payments under this category in Northbrook for the year.
Spending within the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) group was highly concentrated among just a few individual billing codes.
For context, Medicaid payments in Northbrook tied to the Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) category increased by 27.6% between 2024 and 2023, contrasted with a 3.6% overall change across all Medicaid claim categories in the city during the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state spending on Medicaid reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, making up roughly 18% of the nation’s health expenditures, and rising significantly from nearly $613.5 billion in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This jump amounts to an increase of about 40% over just a few years, primarily due to broader enrollment and increased utilization during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget measures during the Trump administration have included major proposals to reduce federal funding and overhaul Medicaid. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid expenditures in the next decade and introduces requirements such as work mandates and greater cost-sharing, with the potential to decrease coverage and funding for some enrollees. These changes are set to put greater financial responsibility on states and constrain the growth of federal Medicaid support, while the program continues to serve millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $51,449 | – |
| 2021 | $63,548 | 23.5% |
| 2022 | $116,583 | 83.5% |
| 2023 | $70,840 | -39.2% |
| 2024 | $90,387 | 27.6% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $10,894,810 | 75.3% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $1,384,261 | 9.6% |
| 3 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $1,150,373 | 7.9% |
| 4 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $517,597 | 3.6% |
| 5 | Procedures / Professional Services | $160,735 | 1.1% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Services | $105,723 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Temporary Codes | $95,631 | 0.7% |
| 8 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $90,387 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Durable Medical Equipment | $42,699 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Surgery | $14,528 | 0.1% |
| 11 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $8,219 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $8,110 | 0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| S9480 | Intensive outpatient psychia | $90,387 | 4 |
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.
