According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database, Medicaid payments for Diagnostic Radiology Services in Ohio totaled $1,928,228 in 2024. This was a 0.9% increase over 2023, when claims in this category amounted to $1,911,194.
Medicaid, a government health coverage program administered by states and jointly financed by federal and state governments, serves low-income residents, older adults, children, and people with disabilities, making it a major segment of the U.S. health system. For additional context, see this explanation.
Because taxpayer funds support Medicaid payments, fluctuations in community billing levels illustrate how local resources for public health care are distributed.
The “Diagnostic Radiology Services” category includes a selection of Medicaid-covered services identified by specific HCPCS and CPT code groupings. In this analysis, each code is assigned exclusively to a single category using standardized prefixes and number ranges. This approach organizes related services while preventing duplicate counts and maintaining accurate comparisons over time.
In some cases, one category may group different types of individual services, with each category reflecting related types of care—such as office visits, testing, or therapeutic procedures—frequently billed together to Medicaid.
Between 2019 and 2024, Medicaid payments in Ohio linked to Diagnostic Radiology Services rose by $317,670, or 19.7%, with faster growth at certain intervals, including higher year-to-year increases in 2021 and 2022.
Although spending for Diagnostic Radiology Services was dispersed statewide, payments were concentrated in a few ZIP codes in 2024. Areas with the largest total Medicaid outlays included ZIP Code 45233 with $599,744 (31.1% of the category’s total), ZIP Code 43215 at $490,347 (25.4%), and ZIP Code 44708 at $458,191 (23.8%).
The combined shares of these top three ZIP codes represented 80.3% of all Ohio Medicaid payments for Diagnostic Radiology Services that year.
Statewide, Medicaid payments for all categories grew 0.8% between 2023 and 2024 as a reference point.
While spending rose across numerous service groupings, Diagnostic Radiology Services was among the top 26 categories statewide for total Medicaid payments in 2024.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, combined federal and state Medicaid spending was about $871.7 billion in fiscal 2023, or about 18% of total U.S. health expenditures, up significantly from around $613.5 billion in 2019, prior to the COVID-19 pandemic.
This reflects close to a 40% jump in just a short span, chiefly due to increased enrollment and higher service use during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget measures under the Trump administration have brought forward major proposals aimed at reducing Medicaid funding and changing the program structure. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” signed into law in 2025, is projected to reduce federal Medicaid spending by over $1 trillion in the next decade. It introduces requirements and cost-sharing provisions that could limit access and funding for some recipients, shifting additional costs to states and capping federal growth even as Medicaid continues to cover millions of Americans.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $1,928,228 | 0.9% |
| 2023 | $1,911,194 | -7.1% |
| 2022 | $2,057,797 | 8.6% |
| 2021 | $1,895,652 | 17.7% |
| 2020 | $1,610,558 | 7.9% |
| 2019 | $1,492,888 | 20.3% |
| 2018 | $1,241,025 | N/A |
| ZIP Code | Medicaid Payments | % of State Total |
|---|---|---|
| 45233 | $599,744 | 31.1% |
| 43215 | $490,347 | 25.4% |
| 44708 | $458,191 | 23.8% |
| 44514 | $244,556 | 12.7% |
| 43235 | $58,162 | 3% |
| 44720 | $33,768 | 1.8% |
| 44039 | $19,536 | 1% |
| 43420 | $11,752 | 0.6% |
| 44505 | $6,253 | 0.3% |
| 45227 | $5,920 | 0.3% |
This article is based on data from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The underlying data is available here.
