Washington, Utah Medicaid Diagnostic Radiology Services payments climbed to $10,212 in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Washington billed $10,212 for services within the Diagnostic Radiology Services category, as reported by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This reflected a 142.2% rise compared to 2023, when claims for the same service added up to $4,216.

Medicaid operates as a state-administered public insurance program, funded through state and federal governments. The program provides coverage to low-income people, the elderly, children, and individuals with disabilities, making it a key part of the U.S. health care landscape.

Shifts in local Medicaid billing levels, using taxpayer funds, illustrate how resources for public health care are distributed within a community.

The Diagnostic Radiology Services group reflects a set of Medicaid-billed procedures defined by the type of care, assembled using consistent code groupings of HCPCS and CPT numbers. For this data set, each billing code was assigned to a designated service category by code prefix and range, making it possible to analyze related services together without double counting and to maintain stable category rankings over time.

While Medicaid spending increased across several service groups, payments for Diagnostic Radiology Services led all service categories by total compensation in Washington for 2024.

In Utah as a whole, Diagnostic Radiology Services was the 20th largest Medicaid payment category by total paid out in 2024.

From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid outlays tied to Diagnostic Radiology Services in Washington grew by $9,729, or 2013.1%. Periods of faster growth occurred during the prior years, including sizable jumps in 2023 and 2021.

Medicaid spending for Diagnostic Radiology Services was spread throughout Washington, but most payments came from a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 84780 accounted for $10,212, making up all Medicaid payments for this service category in Washington during the year.

Diagnostic Radiology Services Medicaid payments were mainly directed to a limited selection of specific billing codes.

To compare trends, Medicaid payments for Diagnostic Radiology Services in Washington rose by 142.2% between 2024 and 2023, compared with a 103% increase across all Medicaid claim categories for the city over the same period.

Data from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services shows total state and federal Medicaid outlays reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing about 18% of overall national health expenses and up significantly from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic began.

This jump amounts to nearly 40% over several years, primarily due to growth in program enrollment and greater service utilization during and after the pandemic.

Recent national budget changes under the Trump administration include significant suggestions to reduce federal support for Medicaid and alter the program’s design. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion over the next decade and implement measures like work requirements and elevated cost-sharing that may lower coverage and funding for some groups. These new directions are projected to shift additional financial responsibility to states and may limit the growth of federal backing, even as Medicaid continues covering 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.