Medicaid providers in Moreno Valley billed $6,229,729 for anesthesia services in 2024, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a leap of 724.1% from 2023, when claims for anesthesia services totaled $755,957.
Medicaid is a public health insurance program administered by the states and supported financially by both federal and state governments. It funds care for low-income populations, seniors, children, and individuals with disabilities, forming a significant component of the U.S. health care system. You can learn more about Medicaid’s funding here.
Since Medicaid payments are drawn from tax revenues, swings in billing at the local level highlight how public dollars support health care in specific communities.
The “Anesthesia” service group is determined by particular care categories, formed around standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. This analysis assigned each billing code to one category using set code prefixes and numbers, ensuring accurate aggregation while eliminating overlap for trend comparisons and rankings.
In 2024, anesthesia was the fifth largest Medicaid payment category in Moreno Valley, as spending grew across several service types.
Statewide, anesthesia ranked eighth among all categories for Medicaid payments in 2024.
Over the five years up to 2024, Moreno Valley’s Medicaid spending for anesthesia grew by $3,550,524, marking a 132.5% rise. Spending strengthened at several points, with strong increases reported in both 2021 and 2022.
Anesthesia-related Medicaid spending showed geographic concentration within Moreno Valley, clustering in a few ZIP codes. In 2024, the top ZIP code—92553—saw $5,894,693 in anesthesia payments, 92555 recorded $234,861, and 92557 received $100,173. Together, these 3 ZIP codes accounted for 100% of Medicaid anesthesia payments in the city for the year.
Within this category, payments were also focused on a small number of specific billing codes.
The anesthesia category saw Medicaid payments increase by 724.1% between 2024 and 2023, compared with a 20.7% rise across all Medicaid claim types in Moreno Valley during the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, total federal and state Medicaid spending hit about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, representing around 18% of all national health costs and increasing substantially from approximately $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth equates to an increase of roughly 40% over several years and has been propelled mainly by more enrollees and intensified service utilization during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget changes enacted under the Trump administration have proposed sweeping cuts to Medicaid funding and changes to the program’s structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is expected to trim over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over the next decade, implementing work requirements and greater cost-sharing—changes anticipated to decrease coverage and shrink federal support, while placing more financial pressure on individual states, despite Medicaid’s continued role in serving millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2,679,204 | -33.1% |
| 2021 | $2,935,447 | 9.6% |
| 2022 | $1,222,216 | -58.4% |
| 2023 | $755,957 | -38.1% |
| 2024 | $6,229,729 | 724.1% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Evaluation and Management | $30,995,571 | 34.1% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $12,535,070 | 13.8% |
| 3 | Radiology Procedures | $7,312,672 | 8% |
| 4 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $7,000,667 | 7.7% |
| 5 | Anesthesia | $6,229,729 | 6.9% |
| 6 | Chemotherapy Drugs | $5,199,516 | 5.7% |
| 7 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $4,383,768 | 4.8% |
| 8 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $4,381,967 | 4.8% |
| 9 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $4,020,202 | 4.4% |
| 10 | Dental Services | $3,831,985 | 4.2% |
| 11 | Procedures / Professional Services | $2,166,513 | 2.4% |
| 12 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $1,144,058 | 1.3% |
| 13 | Surgery | $614,466 | 0.7% |
| 14 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $338,690 | 0.4% |
| 15 | Temporary Codes | $262,356 | 0.3% |
| 16 | Vision Services | $126,391 | 0.1% |
| 17 | Administrative, Miscellaneous and Investigational | $117,237 | 0.1% |
| 18 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $111,551 | 0.1% |
| 19 | Pathology and Laboratory Services | $89,316 | 0.1% |
| 20 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $53,560 | 0.1% |
| 21 | Hearing Services | $13,726 | <0.1% |
| 22 | Durable Medical Equipment | $11,913 | <0.1% |
| 23 | Outpatient PPS | $14 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0101 | $5,894,693 | 10 | |
| 0450 | $180,155 | 46 | |
| 0659 | $62,256 | 1 | |
| 0760 | $47,653 | 18 | |
| 0650 | $37,917 | 1 | |
| 0700 | $2,317 | 4 | |
| 0270 | $2,025 | 21 | |
| 0637 | $1,571 | 12 | |
| 0250 | $656 | 38 | |
| 0259 | $482 | 11 | |
| 0258 | $0 | 1 | |
| 0300 | $0 | 1 | |
| 0301 | $0 | 1 | |
| 0305 | $0 | 1 | |
| 0636 | $0 | 1 |
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.
