Devon Medicaid providers report $18,042 in Dental Services payments for 2024

In 2024, Medicaid providers in Devon billed $18,042 for Dental Services, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 1170.6% increase compared to 2023, when $1,420 in claims for the same service category were submitted.

Medicaid, administered by the states and financed jointly by federal and state governments, provides public health insurance for low-income residents, seniors, children, and people with disabilities. As such, it remains a major element of the U.S. health care system.

Since taxpayer dollars fund Medicaid payments, shifts in local billing activity help illustrate how public health care resources are distributed throughout a community.

The “Dental Services” classification encompasses Medicaid-billed services defined by the type of dental care, using standard HCPCS and CPT code groupings. The analysis assigns each billing code to only one service category by grouping similar codes through set prefixes and number ranges, so related services are counted together, avoiding duplication and ensuring consistent rankings over time.

While Medicaid spending rose in several service categories, Dental Services ranked third for total Medicaid payments in Devon in 2024.

Statewide in Pennsylvania, Dental Services was the 14th largest category by total Medicaid payments in 2024.

From 2019 through 2024, Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Devon grew by $18,042, or 0%. Growth in spending quickened during specific periods, as seen in the notable increases in 2023 and 2022.

Dental Services payments were distributed throughout the city, but in 2024 were mainly concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. That year, ZIP code 19333 received the highest total, with payments adding up to $18,041. All Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Devon during 2024 were contained within the top ZIP code.

Payments within the Dental Services group were further focused among a small subset of individual billing codes.

For perspective, Dental Services Medicaid payments in Devon climbed 1170.6% from 2023 to 2024. This exceeds the citywide increase of 25.9% across all Medicaid claim categories in the same timeframe.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid spending combined reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, making up about 18% of all national health expenditures and up from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

The roughly 40% increase in recent years stems mainly from expanded enrollment and greater utilization both during and after the pandemic.

Recent federal budget laws under the Trump administration have introduced major proposals for cutting federal Medicaid spending and changing the program’s structure. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is expected to slash over $1 trillion from federal Medicaid support in the coming decade and put in place new policies such as work requirements and higher cost-sharing that may reduce benefits for certain recipients. These adjustments would likely put more cost responsibility on states and curb the growth of federal support, while Medicaid continues to cover tens of millions of people 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.