Indianola Medicaid payments for Medical And Surgical Supplies increase 4.1% in 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Indianola submitted $2,440 in claims for Medical And Surgical Supplies, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total represents a 4.1% increase from 2023, when claims in this category were $2,345.

Medicaid, a public health insurance program funded by both federal and state governments, covers low-income individuals and families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a core element of the nation’s health care system.

Because Medicaid spending draws on taxpayer funds, shifts in local billing levels reflect how health care dollars are directed within communities.

The “Medical And Surgical Supplies” designation refers to a defined set of Medicaid services, categorized based on HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this analysis, each billing code was mapped to a single service category consistent with code prefixes and numeric ranges, which allows related services to be grouped accurately, avoids double counting, and maintains precise rankings over time.

Among Medicaid spending categories in Indianola, Medical And Surgical Supplies ranked sixth for total payments in 2024.

Statewide, the Medical And Surgical Supplies category ranked 11th by total Medicaid payments in Iowa during 2024.

From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid payments for Medical And Surgical Supplies in Indianola grew by $832, or 51.7%. Periods of accelerated growth, including 2023 and 2021, saw notable year-over-year increases.

Spending for Medical And Surgical Supplies services was dispersed throughout Indianola, yet most payments were concentrated in select ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 50125 saw the highest Medicaid payments in this category, totaling $2,439. Together, the leading ZIP code accounted for 100% of all related Medicaid payments in the city for the year.

Within the Medical And Surgical Supplies grouping, a limited selection of billing codes accounted for most Medicaid payments.

To compare, Medical And Surgical Supplies payments in Indianola rose by 4.1% between 2024 and 2023, while overall Medicaid claims across all categories in the city shifted by 44.6% during the same span.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid expenditures together totaled about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up approximately 18% of total national health spending—a substantial increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This nearly 40% rise over several years was primarily driven by expanded program enrollment and greater health care usage during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget changes signed under the Trump administration have included efforts to reduce Medicaid funding and change the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is slated to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid funding over the next decade, introducing work requirements and increased cost-sharing that could limit coverage and state funding for certain beneficiaries. These changes are expected to shift additional costs to state governments and restrict the rate of growth for federal Medicaid support, even as millions of Americans continue using the program.

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.