Orthotic Procedures and services Medicaid payments increase 37.5% in Bayonne for 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Bayonne billed $1,797,730 for services listed under the Orthotic Procedures and services category, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 37.5% rise over 2023, when providers filed $1,307,725 in claims for these services.

Medicaid is a public health insurance initiative managed by states and financed through joint support from state and federal governments. It assists low-income families and individuals, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a significant component of the U.S. health care system.

Since taxpayer funds fuel Medicaid expenses, variations in local billing levels demonstrate how community health care dollars are allocated.

The “Orthotic Procedures and services” classification includes a set of Medicaid-billed services identified by the care delivered, using standardized HCPCS and CPT coding groups. For this study, each billing code was attributed to a specific service category using uniform code prefixes and number ranges, so related services could be reviewed together while preventing double-counting and reliably tracking rankings over time.

Medicaid spending increased in several service categories, but Orthotic Procedures and services ranked sixth overall in Bayonne by total Medicaid reimbursements in 2024.

The statewide comparison shows that the Orthotic Procedures and services category placed 14th for total Medicaid payments across New Jersey during 2024.

From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid spending in Bayonne for the Orthotic Procedures and services category rose by $1,451,000, or 418.5%. The pace of spending climbed in certain years, with large annual increases seen in 2021 and 2022.

While Orthotic Procedures and services spending was spread throughout the city, the bulk of payments occurred in only a handful of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 07002 received $1,797,730 in Medicaid payments tied to these services. This top ZIP code represented 100% of Medicaid payments in this category for Bayonne that year.

Only a select group of individual billing codes made up the majority of Medicaid payments within the Orthotic Procedures and services category.

Looking at comparative increases, Medicaid payments in Bayonne for Orthotic Procedures and services went up 37.5% from 2023 to 2024. By comparison, all Medicaid service categories in the city saw a 4.7% change during that time frame.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined state and federal Medicaid expenditures reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023. This accounted for roughly 18% of all U.S. health care spending, an increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019 before the COVID-19 public health emergency.

The data shows nearly 40% growth in just a few years, largely spurred by expanded enrollment and increased use of services during and after the pandemic.

Major federal budget legislation passed during the Trump administration contained significant proposals to decrease federal Medicaid contributions and alter the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is forecasted to cut federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion over the next decade and put in place measures such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing, which may reduce coverage or benefits for some recipients. The policy changes are likely to shift financial responsibility to states and slow the growth of federal Medicaid support, while the program continues to serve 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.