In 2024, Medicaid spending on services within the Diagnostic Radiology Services category reached $665,850 across New Mexico, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represented a 0% year-over-year increase from 2023, when the total was $665,550.
Medicaid, the public health insurance program administered by states and funded jointly by federal and state governments, provides coverage for low-income people and families, seniors, children and those with disabilities, making it a central part of the U.S. health care landscape.
Since Medicaid is taxpayer-funded, shifts in local billing levels illustrate how public dollars support health care in a given area.
The Diagnostic Radiology Services category includes a range of Medicaid-billed offerings grouped by type of care, based on standardized HCPCS and CPT code classifications. For this analysis, each billing code was mapped to a single service category using code prefixes and number ranges to ensure related services are grouped for tracking while avoiding double counting and maintaining ranking accuracy.
When applicable, categories may capture multiple service types. In these instances, the category may include various care settings commonly billed together through Medicaid, such as clinical visits, diagnostic tests and therapeutic interventions.
From 2019 to 2024, New Mexico Medicaid payments linked to the Diagnostic Radiology Services category grew by $9,008, a 1.4% rise. Growth in spending was especially strong in some years, with standout increases noted in 2021 and 2022.
Although Medicaid payments were distributed across the state, the largest concentrations for Diagnostic Radiology Services in 2024 were in specific ZIP codes. ZIP Code 87109 accounted for $657,895 (98.8% of the total), and ZIP Code 87113 registered $5,916 (0.9% of the total).
These top two ZIP codes combined made up 99.7% of all Medicaid payments connected to the Diagnostic Radiology Services category statewide in 2024.
By comparison, overall Medicaid payments statewide for all claim types increased 8.6% between 2023 and 2024.
Even as Medicaid spending rose in various service categories, Diagnostic Radiology Services ranked in the top 23 categories by payment totals statewide in 2024.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending hit about $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023—roughly 18% of national health expenditures—up sharply from about $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic began.
This jump reflects an approximately 40% increase over several years, largely due to expanded enrollment and greater utilization during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget laws enacted during the Trump administration have featured major proposals to curb federal Medicaid funding and modify the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed into law in 2025, is expected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by more than $1 trillion in the next decade and introduces work requirements and higher cost-sharing measures that could reduce coverage and funding for certain beneficiaries. These reforms may place increased financial responsibility on states and limit future federal Medicaid growth even as the program continues to cover millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $665,850 | <0.1% |
| 2023 | $665,550 | -6.9% |
| 2022 | $715,008 | 2.3% |
| 2021 | $698,635 | 6.4% |
| 2020 | $656,842 | -5.2% |
| 2019 | $693,016 | 59.3% |
| 2018 | $435,017 | N/A |
| ZIP Code | Medicaid Payments | % of State Total |
|---|---|---|
| 87109 | $657,895 | 98.8% |
| 87113 | $5,916 | 0.9% |
| 87031 | $2,039 | 0.3% |
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.
