Carrollton Medicaid providers reported $662,943 in claims for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services in 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This total reflects a 16.1% rise from 2023, when $570,885 was billed for the same category.
Medicaid is a public health insurance program administered by states and jointly funded by federal and state governments. It covers low-income families and individuals, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, making it a major segment of the U.S. health care system. More information can be found here.
Since Medicaid is funded by taxpayers, local changes in Medicaid billing indicate how public health care funding is allocated within each community.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” category is defined by groups of Medicaid services, established using standardized HCPCS and CPT code sets. Each code for this analysis falls within a single category, allowing related services to be tracked together for ranking purposes while avoiding double counting.
Though Medicaid spending increased in various service types, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment ranked seventh overall among Medicaid spending categories in Carrollton for 2024.
Statewide in Texas, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment was the fourth-largest category by total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Across the five-year period ending in 2024, Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Carrollton totaled $662,943, reflecting 0% overall growth. In some years, accelerating increases were seen, with significant year-over-year rises in both 2023 and 2022.
Payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in the city were spread among several areas but remained focused within a handful of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 75006 accounted for $662,942. The top 1 ZIP codes represented 100% of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment-related Medicaid payments in Carrollton for the year.
Within this category, a few individual service codes accounted for most Medicaid dollars spent.
When comparing years, the 16.1% rise for this treatment category in 2024 outpaced the 0.1% overall change seen across all Medicaid categories in Carrollton during the same timeframe.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid expenditures were about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up roughly 18% of overall national health costs, up from about $613.5 billion in 2019 prior to COVID-19.
That increase reflects a growth of roughly 40%, driven chiefly by expanded enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic period.
Federal budget actions under the Trump administration have set forth notable changes reducing federal funding for Medicaid and restructuring the program. One such measure, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is slated to trim more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid over 10 years, imposing requirements such as work standards and higher cost-sharing, both of which could affect coverage and state funding. These revisions may require states to assume a larger share of expenses even as the program continues covering many Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $341,867 | – |
| 2023 | $570,884 | 67% |
| 2024 | $662,942 | 16.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $19,983,321 | 41.8% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $11,113,487 | 23.2% |
| 3 | Enteral and Parenteral Therapy | $8,697,496 | 18.2% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $2,747,409 | 5.7% |
| 5 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $2,147,571 | 4.5% |
| 6 | Evaluation and Management | $1,271,084 | 2.7% |
| 7 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $662,942 | 1.4% |
| 8 | Dental Services | $568,869 | 1.2% |
| 9 | Procedures / Professional Services | $415,242 | 0.9% |
| 10 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $101,879 | 0.2% |
| 11 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $90,212 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Durable Medical Equipment | $17,331 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Vision Services | $10,705 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Radiology Procedures | $1,087 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Temporary Codes | $164 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $73 | <0.1% |
| 17 | Surgery | $19 | <0.1% |
| 18 | Pathology and Laboratory Services | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2016 | Comp comm supp svc, per diem | $662,942 | 12 |
Note: HCPCS codes are provided for transparency within the category. Totals and category rankings are based on standardized groupings by service rather than individual billing codes.
Information for this article came from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Full source data is accessible here.
