Temporary Codes Medicaid payments climbed to $1,998,987 in La Canada Flintridge for 2024

In La Canada Flintridge, Medicaid providers billed $1,998,987 for services within the Temporary Codes classification in 2024, as reported in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 608.7% surge from 2023, when $282,077 was billed for the same services.

Medicaid, a public insurance program operated at the state level and funded by both federal and state governments, 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.

Since Medicaid spending is taxpayer-funded, shifts in billing levels highlight how public health care funding is distributed within a community.

The “Temporary Codes” group encompasses a range of Medicaid-billed services, classified using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each code was assigned to a single service category using systematic code prefixes and number ranges to allow related services to be grouped together, thereby avoiding overlapping counts and maintaining accurate rankings.

Although other service categories saw increases in Medicaid spending, Temporary Codes was the top-ranking category in La Canada Flintridge for total Medicaid payments in 2024.

On a statewide basis in California, the Temporary Codes group ranked 17th by total Medicaid payments that year.

Looking at the five years ending in 2024, Medicaid payments stemming from the Temporary Codes category in La Canada Flintridge rose by $1,998,987, or 0%. Growth quickened at certain points, with substantial annual increases reported in both 2023 and 2022.

Spending for services in the Temporary Codes classification was spread throughout the city but mainly concentrated in select ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 91011 accounted for $1,998,987 in Medicaid payments for this service type, representing 100% of category-related payments in La Canada Flintridge for the year.

Within this category, a small set of billing codes represented much of the total Medicaid payments.

Comparatively, Medicaid payments tied to Temporary Codes in La Canada Flintridge increased by 608.7% between 2024 and 2023, similar to an overall 606.6% change across all Medicaid claim categories in the city during that period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion for fiscal 2023, making up approximately 18% of national health spending—an increase from $613.5 billion in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The rise amounts to nearly 40% growth in a few years, mainly driven by expanded Medicaid enrollment and higher service utilization during and after the pandemic.

Federal budget legislation passed during the Trump administration has introduced large-scale proposals to trim federal Medicaid funding and modify the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by more than $1 trillion over a decade and calls for measures such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially reducing coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These changes may shift additional costs to states and limit further expansion of federal Medicaid support, even as the program continues to provide care for tens of 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.