Aberdeen Medicaid providers billed $126,094 for services within the Dental Services category in 2024, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 15% rise compared with 2023, when $109,621 was submitted for the same services.
Medicaid is a public health insurance program administered by states and funded jointly by federal and state governments. It serves low-income people and families, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it a significant component of the U.S. health care system.
Since Medicaid funding comes from taxpayers, shifts in local billing reflect how public health care resources are used within a community.
The “Dental Services” label encompasses a group of Medicaid-billed offerings determined by the type of dental care delivered, using standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each billing code was assigned to a single service category with consistent code prefixes and numeric ranges. This approach allowed related services to be analyzed as a group, avoided double counting, and helped maintain accurate rankings over time.
While Medicaid spending grew across many service areas, Dental Services ranked as the fifth largest Medicaid payment category in Aberdeen for 2024.
Across Maryland, Dental Services ranked seventh among all Medicaid payment categories in 2024.
Between the five years leading up to 2024, Medicaid payments associated with Dental Services in Aberdeen grew by $122,158, or 3103.6%. Expenditure growth increased in certain years, especially in 2023 and 2021, showing notable annual gains.
Although Dental Services expenditures were distributed citywide, payments were focused in only a few ZIP codes. The 21001 ZIP code led in 2024, with $126,093 in Medicaid payments tied to Dental Services. Overall, the top ZIP code accounted for 100% of Aberdeen’s Medicaid payments for Dental Services during the year.
Within Dental Services, Medicaid payments were concentrated among only a few billing codes.
To compare, Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Aberdeen rose by 15% from 2023 to 2024, versus a 1.4% change for all Medicaid claim categories in the city in the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid spending totaled around $871.7 billion during the 2023 fiscal year, representing about 18% of total national health expenditures and rising substantially from the $613.5 billion spent in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
This increase equates to roughly 40% growth in just a few years, largely driven by increased enrollment and greater service use during and following the pandemic.
Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have featured significant proposals to cut federal Medicaid funding and change the program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is set to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade, introducing policies such as work requirements and greater cost-sharing. These changes could lower coverage and reduce funding for certain recipients, shifting a greater funding burden to states while the program continues serving millions in the U.S.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3,935 | -43.2% |
| 2021 | $9,048 | 129.9% |
| 2022 | $9,994 | 10.4% |
| 2023 | $109,621 | 996.8% |
| 2024 | $126,093 | 15% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $6,678,481 | 52.1% |
| 2 | Evaluation and Management | $2,825,022 | 22% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,639,468 | 12.8% |
| 4 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $1,289,048 | 10.1% |
| 5 | Dental Services | $126,093 | 1% |
| 6 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $95,600 | 0.7% |
| 7 | Vision Services | $80,065 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $72,040 | 0.6% |
| 9 | Procedures / Professional Services | $8,142 | 0.1% |
| 10 | Surgery | $3,158 | <0.1% |
| 11 | Radiology Procedures | $1,155 | <0.1% |
| 12 | Durable Medical Equipment | $75 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $0 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $0 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| D0150 | Comprehensve oral evaluation | $40,902 | 21 |
| D0210 | Intraor comprehensive series | $35,625 | 21 |
| D0140 | Limit oral eval problm focus | $25,425 | 18 |
| D0220 | Intraoral periapical first | $8,876 | 20 |
| D0120 | Periodic oral evaluation | $8,334 | 16 |
| D0274 | Bitewings four images | $3,682 | 9 |
| D0230 | Intraoral periapical ea add | $1,653 | 9 |
| D0270 | Dental bitewing single image | $1,593 | 10 |
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.
