In 2024, Medicaid providers in Cottonwood Heights received $932,442 in payments for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment services, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. This amount is up 4,568.5% from 2023, when total claims for this service category reached $19,973.
Medicaid operates as a public health insurance program, administered at the state level and supported through both federal and state funding. The program provides coverage for low-income individuals and families, children, seniors, and people with disabilities, and is a primary component of the national health care framework.
Because tax dollars fund Medicaid, fluctuations in local billing reflect changes in how public health care funds are distributed within the community.
The “Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment” group includes a range of Medicaid-billed services determined by service type and classified using standardized HCPCS and CPT codes. For the analysis, billing codes were sorted into one category based on coding structures, with the goal of tracking related services together and avoiding double counting to help ensure accurate multiyear trends.
While spending rose across several Medicaid service groups, Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment had the highest total in Cottonwood Heights for 2024.
At the state level, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment group ranked second for total Medicaid payments statewide in Utah during 2024.
For the five years through 2024, Medicaid expenditures on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Cottonwood Heights grew by $612,321, for an overall increase of 191.3%. Large increases occurred during some periods within that span, with significant year-over-year gains reported each year including 2022 and 2023.
The spending for Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Cottonwood Heights, while present in multiple ZIP codes, was concentrated. In 2024, ZIP code 84121 accounted for $932,442 in Medicaid payments—representing 100% of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment claims in the city for the year.
A small number of procedure codes comprised most Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment Medicaid payments.
Between 2024 and 2023, Medicaid spending on Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment in Cottonwood Heights jumped 4,568.5%, while all claim categories in the city saw an aggregate increase of 182.7% during the same period.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending reached approximately $871.7 billion in fiscal year 2023, or around 18% of total national health spending. This is a substantial rise from roughly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the COVID-19 pandemic.
The increase marks a growth rate near 40% in just a few years, with major drivers including expanded eligibility and higher utilization during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget legislation from the Trump administration has put forward major reforms including funding reductions to Medicaid. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” enacted in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid funding by more than $1 trillion over the next 10 years and establishes provisions such as work mandates and greater cost-sharing. These policy changes may result in fewer beneficiaries receiving coverage and place greater cost responsibility on states.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $320,120 | – |
| 2021 | $150,786 | -52.9% |
| 2022 | $7,636 | -94.9% |
| 2023 | $19,972 | 161.6% |
| 2024 | $932,442 | 4568.5% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alcohol and Drug Abuse Treatment | $932,442 | 66.8% |
| 2 | National Codes Established for State Medicaid Agencies | $370,826 | 26.6% |
| 3 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $69,635 | 5% |
| 4 | Dental Services | $20,195 | 1.4% |
| 5 | Evaluation and Management | $3,275 | 0.2% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| H2013 | Psych hlth fac svc, per diem | $865,649 | 7 |
| H2032 | Activity therapy, per 15 min | $49,989 | 8 |
| H0006 | Alcohol and/or drug services | $16,803 | 4 |
Note: HCPCS codes are provided to show the composition of the category. The data in this report are based on established groupings for accuracy, not on individual code totals.
Data for this article was sourced from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. Source data is available here.