Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method services see Medicaid payments reach $3,483 in Nassawadox for 2024

In Nassawadox, Medicaid providers billed $3,483 for Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method services in 2024, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That total represents a 24.6% jump from 2023, when related claims totaled $2,795 for the same services.

Medicaid, a public health insurance system operated by state governments and funded in partnership with the federal government, covers low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. It is a major component of the U.S. health care system.

Because Medicaid is taxpayer-funded, shifts in local billing for services reflect how health care funding is allocated in the community.

The Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method category groups Medicaid-billed services by care type, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code ranges. Each billing code in this analysis was assigned to only one category through uniform code prefixes and numeric intervals, ensuring related services were compared over time without double counting and with accurate rankings.

Medicaid spending in Nassawadox rose across a number of service areas, with Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method placing second by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

Statewide in Virginia, Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method ranked 13th for overall Medicaid payments in 2024.

Over the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid payments in Nassawadox for Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method increased by $66,201—up 95%. Certain years, including 2023 and 2022, saw particularly strong annual growth.

Spending for this category in 2024 spanned the city, though Medicaid payments were most concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. In particular, ZIP code 23413 accounted for $3,482, comprising all of Nassawadox’s Medicaid payments in this service area for the year.

Within the Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method category, a small subset of billing codes accounted for most Medicaid payments.

Medicaid payments connected to Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method services in Nassawadox grew by 24.6% from 2023 to 2024, while all Medicaid claim categories combined in the city increased by 4.5% for the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid expenditures stood at about $871.7 billion for fiscal year 2023, representing nearly 18% of U.S. health care spending. That figure rose from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, just before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This marks an increase of about 40% over several years, attributed mainly to growing enrollment and higher service use around and after the pandemic.

Legislation affecting the federal budget during the Trump administration included major proposals to scale back federal Medicaid contributions and redesign the program. Specifically, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is expected to trim federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over 10 years and introduces work requirements and increased cost-sharing, potentially affecting both coverage and funding for some enrollees. These changes are likely to place more costs on states and restrain the pace of federal Medicaid investment, even as the program continues to support 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.