Aliceville Medicaid spending on dental services rises to $20,534 in 2024

Medicaid providers in Aliceville reported billing $20,534 for services grouped under the Dental Services classification in 2024, as listed in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This signals a 20.8% rise compared with 2023, when $16,994 was billed in the same service category.

Medicaid, a state-managed health insurance program funded by both federal and state governments, offers coverage to people with low incomes, families, older adults, children, and those with disabilities, making it a significant component of the U.S. health care system.

Because taxpayer contributions fund Medicaid payments, shifts in local billing reflect the way community resources for health care are distributed.

The “Dental Services” group comprises Medicaid-billed services defined by specific treatment types using standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. For this report, codes were assigned to exclusive service categories via consistent coding ranges, keeping related services together, avoiding redundant counts, and maintaining historical ranking accuracy.

Although Medicaid expenditures climbed in several service groups, Dental Services ranked as the second-largest category by total Medicaid payments in Aliceville in 2024.

Statewide in Alabama, Dental Services ranked ninth among all categories for Medicaid payment totals in 2024.

In the five years preceding 2024, Medicaid payments connected to Dental Services in Aliceville climbed by $20,534, remaining flat overall at 0%. However, certain periods saw higher spending growth, with significant year-over-year increases shown for 2023 and 2022.

Although Dental Services funds were distributed throughout the city, large portions were billed in particular ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 35442 reported $20,533 in Medicaid dental payments. This single ZIP accounted for all Medicaid payments within the Dental Services category for Aliceville that year.

Inside the Dental Services group, most payments derived from a small selection of billing codes.

For context, spending on Dental Services in Aliceville climbed 20.8% between 2024 and 2023, while all Medicaid claims across categories registered a 31.3% increase in the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total state and federal Medicaid expenditures were estimated at $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, representing nearly 18% of total U.S. national health costs, up from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 crisis.

This increase reflects about 40% growth in just a few years, attributed largely to rising enrollment and growing utilization following the pandemic era.

Recent federal budget legislation under the Trump administration has brought forward significant recommendations to decrease federal Medicaid support and alter program structure. Notably, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the coming decade, while also imposing conditions such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could lower both benefits and funding for eligible recipients. The resulting changes will likely increase cost burdens on states and restrict growth in federal Medicaid backing, though the program continues to serve 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.