Woodbury Medicaid providers billed $24,410,708 for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services in 2024, according to data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount marks a 16.9% jump from 2023, when providers submitted $20,877,590 in claims for these services.
Medicaid, the nation’s public health insurance program for people with low incomes, is administered by the states and funded by both the federal and state governments. The program serves millions of individuals, including children, seniors, low-income families, and people with disabilities, and forms a core part of the U.S. health care infrastructure.
Since Medicaid relies on public funds, local billing trends provide insight into community use of health care resources.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” grouping includes various Medicaid-billed care types, based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code designations. This analysis matches each code to one service type, using code prefixes and ranges to organize related services, prevent duplicate counts, and ensure consistent comparisons over time.
Spending for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment made up the largest share of Medicaid payments across all service categories in Woodbury in 2024.
At the state level in New Jersey, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category also held the top spot for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
Over five years leading into 2024, Medicaid payments associated with the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment category in Woodbury rose by $12,782,152, or 109.9%. Increases were particularly strong in some years, including notable growth in 2023 and 2021.
Most payments for these services in 2024 in Woodbury were concentrated in a small number of ZIP codes. For example, ZIP code 08096 accounted for payments totaling $24,410,707. This single ZIP code represented 100% of Woodbury’s Medicaid payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services in that period.
The majority of Medicaid spending within this service category was linked to select HCPCS billing codes.
When compared with all Medicaid claim categories in the city, spending in the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment group increased by 16.9% between 2024 and 2023, while all categories combined saw only a 1.3% increase during the same interval.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid spending hit about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, representing roughly 18% of nationwide health expenditures. That’s up from about $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the pandemic.
This change equates to roughly 40% growth in recent years, spurred mainly by a surge in enrollment and increased use of benefits during and after the pandemic years.
Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have introduced major proposals for reducing federal Medicaid contributions and reshaping the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is anticipated to cut over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid allocations in the coming decade and implements provisions like work requirements and greater cost-sharing, which may affect coverage levels and funding for some users. These modifications could shift more fiscal responsibility to states and limit future federal Medicaid growth despite continued coverage for millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $11,628,556 | 19.5% |
| 2021 | $14,261,552 | 22.6% |
| 2022 | $16,366,132 | 14.8% |
| 2023 | $20,877,589 | 27.6% |
| 2024 | $24,410,707 | 16.9% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $24,410,707 | 64% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $5,386,446 | 14.1% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $4,029,858 | 10.6% |
| 4 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $2,822,217 | 7.4% |
| 5 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $369,244 | 1% |
| 6 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $304,919 | 0.8% |
| 7 | Durable Medical Equipment | $189,873 | 0.5% |
| 8 | Dental Services | $140,568 | 0.4% |
| 9 | Radiology Procedures | $131,164 | 0.3% |
| 10 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $114,786 | 0.3% |
| 11 | Procedures / Professional Services | $93,277 | 0.2% |
| 12 | Surgery | $86,801 | 0.2% |
| 13 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $30,759 | 0.1% |
| 14 | Temporary Codes | $12,357 | <0.1% |
| 15 | Durable medical equipment (DME) Medicare administrative contractors (MACs) | $4,765 | <0.1% |
| 16 | Drugs Administered Other than Oral Method | $4,691 | <0.1% |
| 17 | Outpatient PPS | $188 | <0.1% |
| 18 | Vision Services | $74 | <0.1% |
| 19 | Pathology and Laboratory Services | $18 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2016 | Comp comm supp svc, per diem | $10,872,579 | 24 |
| H2021 | Com wrap-around sv, 15 min | $7,276,326 | 39 |
| H0032 | Mh svc plan dev by non-md | $2,016,448 | 24 |
| H0036 | Comm psy face-face per 15min | $1,889,152 | 12 |
| H2019 | Ther behav svc, per 15 min | $1,278,324 | 23 |
| H0035 | Mh partial hosp tx under 24h | $733,857 | 9 |
| H2014 | Skills train and dev, 15 min | $316,454 | 12 |
| H0031 | Mh health assess by non-md | $27,563 | 6 |
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.
