Hudson, North Carolina sees $183,924 in Medicaid payments for Dental Services in 2024

In Hudson, Medicaid providers billed a total of $183,924 for services within the Dental Services category in 2024, as detailed in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount represents an increase of 54.6% compared with 2023, when $118,998 in claims were filed for similar services.

Medicaid, a public health insurance program jointly funded by states and the federal government, covers low-income people, seniors, children and individuals with disabilities, making it a significant part of the nation’s health care system. Additional background about program funding can be found here.

Since Medicaid is funded through taxpayer dollars, shifts in billing at the local level show how public health funds are routed within a community.

The Dental Services category consists of various Medicaid-billed treatments distinguished by type, using HCPCS and CPT codes. This report assigned each code to just one category based on standardized prefixes and number ranges, ensuring related services were grouped together while avoiding duplicate counting and ensuring accurate rankings year over year.

While multiple Medicaid categories saw increases, Dental Services was fifth by total Medicaid payments in Hudson for 2024.

For North Carolina throughout 2024, Dental Services came in ninth among Medicaid-payment categories statewide.

Medicaid spending in Hudson connected to Dental Services climbed by $127,640, or 226.8%, during the five years ending in 2024. Growth accelerated at specific times, including notable year-over-year jumps recorded in 2023 and 2021.

While Dental Services expenses occurred in different parts of the city, billing was mainly concentrated in a few ZIP codes. The highest Medicaid payments in this category for 2024 were in 28638, representing $183,924. The top 1 ZIP codes together made up 100% of Medicaid payments for Dental Services in Hudson during the year.

Medicaid billing within Dental Services focused on a handful of specific billing codes.

For a broader perspective, Medicaid payments linked to Dental Services in Hudson grew 54.6% between 2024 and 2023, while payments spanning all Medicaid claim categories in the city changed by 18.2% during the same period.

According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid outlays totaled around $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, which made up about 18% of total U.S. health spending—up significantly from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

This rise equates to about 40% growth in only a few years and was fueled in large part by rising enrollment and higher usage before and after the pandemic timeline.

Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration detail major proposals to cut federal Medicaid contributions and restructure the program. For instance, the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which became law in 2025, is set to reduce federal Medicaid support by over $1 trillion in the next 10 years, with new policies like work requirements and higher cost-sharing that could shrink coverage and funding for beneficiaries. These changes are likely to place more responsibility on states and slow growth in federal Medicaid assistance, while the program continues serving tens of millions nationally.

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.