Bethany Medicaid payments for vision services rise to $12,540 in 2024

Data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database shows that in 2024, providers in Bethany billed $12,540 for Medicaid services under the Vision Services category. This amount represents a 13.3% rise from 2023, when $11,065 was billed for similar services.

Medicaid is a state-operated public health insurance program supported through funding by both federal and state governments. The program provides coverage for low-income groups, seniors, children, and persons with disabilities, making it a significant element of the U.S. health care landscape.

Since Medicaid dollars originate from taxpayers, fluctuations in local billing levels help illustrate how public health care funding is directed within a community.

The “Vision Services” category groups Medicaid-billed services by type of care using established HCPCS and CPT code clusters. Services are matched to categories according to uniform code prefixes and ranges, ensuring that service data can be accurately compared, double counting avoided, and rankings maintained over time.

Though there were increases in multiple Medicaid service categories, vision services ranked sixth in Bethany for total Medicaid payments during 2024.

On a statewide level, vision services placed 17th in Oklahoma based on 2024 Medicaid payment totals.

From 2019 to 2024, Medicaid payments related to the Vision Services category in Bethany rose by $12,540, maintaining a 0% change. Some years saw accelerated growth, particularly in 2023 and 2022, where year-over-year increases were observed.

While payments for vision services were made throughout Bethany, the majority came from specific ZIP codes. The 73008 ZIP code, for example, accounted for $12,540 in 2024. The leading 1 ZIP code generated 100% of the Medicaid payments for vision services in the city that year.

A small subset of billing codes received most of the Medicaid dollars in the Vision Services category.

When compared to overall Medicaid category growth, payments for Vision Services in Bethany increased 13.3% between 2024 and 2023, while the average change for all Medicaid claim types in the city was 32.6% over the same period.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data reports that in fiscal year 2023, combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion, making up about 18% of total national health expenditures, a sizeable increase from $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.

This nearly 40% growth over several years was mainly due to expanded eligibility and higher demand during and following the pandemic.

Legislation passed during the Trump administration contained significant proposals aimed at cutting federal Medicaid funding and restructuring the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is set to trim more than $1 trillion from federal Medicaid spending over 10 years. It also featured provisions like work requirements and increased cost-sharing, measures that could shrink coverage and federal aid while shifting costs to states.

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.