Radiology procedures in Azle generate $21,758 in Medicaid payments for 2024

In 2024, Azle Medicaid providers received $21,758 for Radiology Procedures services, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount is a 63.1% jump from 2023, when $13,342 was submitted in claims for these services.

Medicaid is a government health program administered by the states and funded by both federal and state governments. It covers low-income families and individuals, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, making it one of the most significant parts of the U.S. health care system.

Since Medicaid is tax-funded, local billing amounts reveal how public health care resources are distributed in the community.

The “Radiology Procedures” category encompasses a range of Medicaid-billed services as defined by standardized HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this report, each code was matched to a single service group using set prefixes and numeric ranges, ensuring related services could be reviewed collectively and rankings remained accurate over time.

While Medicaid spending increased in several categories, Radiology Procedures ranked sixth by total Medicaid payments in Azle during 2024.

Across Texas, Radiology Procedures was the 10th largest category by statewide Medicaid payments in 2024.

Over the five years before 2024, Medicaid payments in Azle for Radiology Procedures totaled $21,758, or no percentage change. Spending growth picked up during certain years, especially in 2022 and 2023 as year-to-year increases were observed.

Payments for Radiology Procedures in Azle mainly came from a limited group of ZIP codes, with the highest amount—$21,757—recorded in ZIP code 76020 in 2024. This ZIP code accounted for all Medicaid payments tied to these services in Azle for the year.

Within the Radiology Procedures category, a relatively small number of billing codes saw a concentration of Medicaid payments.

For context, the 63.1% increase in Azle’s Radiology Procedures payments between 2024 and 2023 outpaced the overall 47.8% rise across all Medicaid claim categories within the city for the same comparison period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, joint federal and state spending on Medicaid reached about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, around 18% of total U.S. health expenditures—a sharp increase from about $613.5 billion in 2019 before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This rise represents roughly 40% growth over several years, mainly due to higher enrollment and increased service use during and after the pandemic.

Recent budget legislation enacted during the Trump administration brought forward major proposals to decrease federal Medicaid funding and restructure the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, forecasts over $1 trillion in federal Medicaid cuts over a decade, with new requirements and rules that may reduce some eligibility and funding, likely shifting greater financial responsibility to states while the program remains essential for millions nationwide.

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.