Farr West Medicaid Evaluation and Management payments climb 21.2% in 2024

In 2024, Farr West Medicaid providers billed $108,745 for Evaluation and Management services, as disclosed in data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This figure represents a 21.2% uptick from 2023, when providers submitted $89,725 in claims for the same category.

Medicaid is a public health insurance program operated by the states and jointly funded by federal and state governments. It covers low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health system.

Since Medicaid dollars are taxpayer funded, changes in local billing illustrate how public health care resources are distributed within a community.

The “Evaluation and Management” classification covers a variety of Medicaid-billed services determined by the type of medical care, as defined by standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. In this analysis, billing codes were sorted into distinct service categories using established prefixes and number sequences, grouping related services for consistency while avoiding duplicate counts and preserving accurate annual rankings.

Though Medicaid spending grew in several categories, Evaluation and Management ranked highest for total Medicaid payments in Farr West for 2024.

Statewide in Utah, Evaluation and Management placed third by total Medicaid payouts for the year.

From 2020 through 2024, Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management in Farr West rose by $108,745, or 0%. Growth in spending accelerated at specific times, with substantial annual increases recorded in both 2023 and 2022.

While spending in the Evaluation and Management category was distributed throughout Farr West, most payments were concentrated within a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 84404 represented $108,744 in Medicaid payments for this category. Overall, the leading ZIP code accounted for 100% of Evaluation and Management Medicaid payments in the city that year.

Within the category itself, a few billing codes accounted for the majority of Medicaid disbursements.

To compare, between 2023 and 2024, Medicaid payments for Evaluation and Management in Farr West grew by 21.2%, while all Medicaid claim categories in the city saw a combined change of 74.3% in the same period.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services reports that combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of total national health spending. This is up from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This increase reflects growth of nearly 40% in just a few years, largely due to expanded enrollment and rising usage during and after the pandemic years.

Federal budget legislation during the Trump administration included major proposals to lower federal Medicaid funding and alter the program’s design. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid spending over the next decade, introducing measures such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could affect coverage and funding for certain recipients. These policy changes will likely shift additional costs to states and restrict the growth of federal Medicaid support, even as the program continues to serve 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.