Stanardsville sees $65,762 in Medicaid spending for ambulance, transport services in 2024

In 2024, Stanardsville Medicaid providers reported $65,762 in billings for the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This represents a 6.5% uptick from the $61,721 submitted for similar services in 2023.

Medicaid, a public insurance program jointly funded by state and federal governments, covers low-income groups, seniors, children and individuals with disabilities, making it a major component of the U.S. health system.

Because taxpayer dollars support Medicaid, variations in local billing reflect how public health care resources are distributed across communities.

The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” category encompasses services grouped by care type using standardized HCPCS and CPT code systems. Analysis for this report assigned each billing code to a service category through consistent code prefixes and ranges, helping to avoid double counting and maintain accurate service rankings over time.

Although spending increased in several Medicaid service areas, Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies was the leading category by total Medicaid payments in Stanardsville for 2024.

Statewide, this category ranked as the 10th largest by total Medicaid payments in Virginia in 2024.

Medicaid payments for the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category in Stanardsville climbed by $18,244, or 38.4%, during the five years ending in 2024. Some years saw more rapid increases, including notable year-over-year growth in 2023 and 2022.

While expenditures within this category were distributed throughout the city, payments were heavily focused in just a few ZIP codes. For 2024, ZIP code 22973 represented the entire $65,762 in Medicaid payments tied to Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Stanardsville. This ZIP code alone made up 100% of the city’s category payments for that year.

Within the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category, Medicaid spending was primarily concentrated among a small selection of billing codes.

Comparing changes from 2024 to 2023, category payments grew by 6.5%, closely mirroring the 6.6% rise seen across all Medicaid claim types in Stanardsville over the same time frame.

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services data shows total federal and state Medicaid spending topped $871.7 billion in the 2023 fiscal year, about 18% of all U.S. health expenditures. This is up from $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.

This surge, about 40% over several years, stems largely from broader enrollment and higher service usage during and after the pandemic.

The Trump administration enacted budget measures that included major proposals to reduce federal Medicaid funding and restructure the program. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is forecast to trim federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over 10 years. These measures also bring policy shifts like work requirements and higher cost-sharing, potentially reducing benefits for some, increasing the financial burden on states, and restricting future federal growth while Medicaid continues serving tens of millions of Americans.

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.