Medicaid providers in Fort Morgan billed a total of $508,276 for services in the Dental Services category during 2024, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 379.6% increase compared with 2023, when claims in the same category totaled $105,977.
Medicaid, a public health program operated by states and financed by both federal and state governments, covers eligible low-income individuals, families, seniors, children, and people with disabilities, making it a key component of the U.S. health system.
Since Medicaid payments are supplied by taxpayers, variations in community billing levels indicate how local public health care resources are used.
The “Dental Services” group includes Medicaid-billed care types identified through standardized HCPCS and CPT code assignments. Each code is allocated to a single service group for this analysis, using consistent prefix and numeric criteria. This approach ensures related services are grouped for accurate trend assessments, avoids duplicate counting, and maintains ranking integrity over time.
Despite an overall rise in several service categories, Dental Services was the fifth-largest Medicaid payment category in Fort Morgan during 2024.
For the state of Colorado, Dental Services ranked seventh by Medicaid payment totals in 2024.
During the five-year period before 2024, Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Fort Morgan rose by $398,768, or 44%. The pace of spending increased notably during certain years, with significant gains seen between 2021 and 2022.
Although Dental Services claims occurred citywide, most payments were tied to a narrow set of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 80701 accounted for $508,275 in Dental Services Medicaid claims, representing 100% of that spending in Fort Morgan for the year.
Within the Dental Services group, a small subset of billing codes made up the majority of Medicaid payments.
Looking at year-over-year change, Dental Services Medicaid claims in Fort Morgan rose 379.6% from 2023 to 2024, as opposed to a 58.9% overall increase in citywide Medicaid claim spending during the same span.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data show that total federal and state Medicaid expenditures were approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of national health care spending, up from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019 prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This growth equals about 40% over several years, heavily influenced by higher enrollment levels and increased utilization tied to the pandemic response.
Recent federal budget changes under the Trump administration include major plans to reduce federal Medicaid support and change program structure. For example, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid funding over the next ten years. It also introduces work requirements and greater cost-sharing, measures that could restrict coverage and funding for some enrollees. As these adjustments take effect, states may bear greater costs and may see limited federal Medicaid growth, though the program continues to cover tens of millions nationwide.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $907,044 | -39.7% |
| 2021 | $1,256,480 | 38.5% |
| 2022 | $946,557 | -24.7% |
| 2023 | $105,977 | -88.8% |
| 2024 | $508,275 | 379.6% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $4,866,216 | 52.9% |
| 2 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $1,212,011 | 13.2% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $1,104,622 | 12% |
| 4 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $694,174 | 7.5% |
| 5 | Dental Services | $508,275 | 5.5% |
| 6 | Vision Services | $197,297 | 2.1% |
| 7 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $193,055 | 2.1% |
| 8 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $185,767 | 2% |
| 9 | Durable Medical Equipment | $181,972 | 2% |
| 10 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $43,971 | 0.5% |
| 11 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $10,193 | 0.1% |
| 12 | Radiology Procedures | $3,242 | <0.1% |
| 13 | Procedures / Professional Services | $164 | <0.1% |
| 14 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $54 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Surgery | $0 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Temporary Codes | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| D0999 | Unspecified diagnostic proce | $463,056 | 16 |
| D0150 | Comprehensve oral evaluation | $17,392 | 16 |
| D0330 | Panoramic image | $17,284 | 12 |
| D0120 | Periodic oral evaluation | $4,095 | 12 |
| D0274 | Bitewings four images | $2,301 | 8 |
| D0350 | Oral/facial photo images | $1,521 | 5 |
| D0220 | Intraoral periapical first | $1,354 | 11 |
| D0230 | Intraoral periapical ea add | $545 | 10 |
| D0140 | Limit oral eval problm focus | $423 | 1 |
| D0145 | Oral evaluation, pt < 3yrs | $300 | 3 |
| D0190 | Screening of a patient | $0 | 4 |
Note: HCPCS codes are provided for additional context within the service category. The category totals and rankings shown in this article rely on standardized service groupings instead of individual code summation.
Data used in this article comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Access the original data here.
