Medicaid radiology procedure payments in Los Angeles reach $78 million in 2024

In 2024, Los Angeles Medicaid providers charged $78,051,848 for Radiology Procedures, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That total reflects a 0.4% rise from 2023, when claims for these services reached $77,739,727.

Medicaid, a public health insurance program run by states with both federal and state funding, offers coverage to low-income individuals, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it one of the largest U.S. health care programs. More information can be found at this link.

Since Medicaid uses taxpayer dollars, fluctuations in local billing highlight shifts in how community health care resources are distributed.

The “Radiology Procedures” category encompasses a group of Medicaid-billed services based on the nature of provided care, categorized by standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For this analysis, billing codes were consistently assigned to a single service category, grouping related procedures and avoiding duplicate counts for accurate tracking and ranking over time.

Radiology Procedures was the seventh-largest Medicaid service category in terms of total payments in Los Angeles for 2024, as increases in spending appeared in several categories.

On a statewide basis, the Radiology Procedures category held the 10th spot for total Medicaid payments in California during 2024.

Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Los Angeles for Radiology Procedures rose by $15,113,840, a 24% increase. The rate of growth was higher in certain years, with 2021 and 2022 showing significant annual increases.

Citywide, spending on Radiology Procedures was distributed throughout Los Angeles, but most payments were concentrated in a few ZIP codes. The largest Medicaid payments for Radiology Procedures in 2024 occurred in ZIP code 90025 ($37,281,987), 90027 ($11,548,256), and 90033 ($8,425,371). Combined, these top 3 ZIP codes represented 73.4% of all citywide payments for Radiology Procedures during the year.

Medicaid expenditures for Radiology Procedures were also focused on a small number of individual billing codes within the category.

Compared with the 0.4% year-over-year growth for Radiology Procedures payments in Los Angeles between 2024 and 2023, all Medicaid claim categories in the city combined saw a 12.9% change in the same timeframe.

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

This marks an almost 40% increase over a few years, driven mainly by expanded enrollment and increased use during and after the pandemic period.

Recently enacted federal budget laws, including those passed under the Trump administration, contain major proposals for reducing federal Medicaid funding and adjusting how the program operates. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid outlays by more than $1 trillion in the coming decade, and includes measures such as new work requirements and increased cost-sharing, both of which could limit coverage and funding for some beneficiaries. These changes are likely to move more cost responsibility to states and slow the growth of federal Medicaid assistance, even as the program continues to serve tens of millions across the country.

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.