In 2024, Medicaid providers in Murrysville submitted $361,058 in claims for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies, based on figures from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. That amount marked a 51.2% rise from 2023, when $238,859 was billed for these services.
Medicaid is administered by states with funding shared by both federal and state governments. The program provides health coverage for low-income people, seniors, children, and those with disabilities, making it a major part of the U.S. health care sector.
Because Medicaid funding comes from public sources, fluctuations in local claims highlight how health care funds are distributed at the community level.
The “Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies” label encompasses a group of Medicaid services classified according to specific care types under established HCPCS and CPT code groupings. For this review, each billing code was tied to a designated service category using standardized code prefixes and sequences to group similar services, preventing double counting and ensuring consistency when comparing rankings over time.
While local Medicaid spending increased across multiple types of services, the Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies category was the second-highest billed service in Murrysville in 2024.
Statewide in Pennsylvania, this category ranked sixth by overall Medicaid payments in 2024.
For the five-year span ending in 2024, Medicaid spending on Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies in Murrysville grew by $334,757—or 1272.8%. The rate of spending growth accelerated during select periods, with sharp year-over-year increases in both 2021 and 2023.
Even though the spending was citywide, much of it was associated with a small number of ZIP codes. In 2024, ZIP code 15668 accounted for all $361,058 in Medicaid payments for this category, making up 100% of Murrysville’s total Medicaid spending for Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies that year.
Within this category, Medicaid payments were largely grouped among a few select billing codes.
Comparatively, Medicaid payments for these services in Murrysville went up by 51.2% from 2023 to 2024, while payments for all Medicaid claim categories in the city rose 3.8% over the same span.
According to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, federal and state Medicaid expenditures totaled around $871.7 billion during fiscal year 2023, representing approximately 18% of all national health spending. That figure is up sharply from nearly $613.5 billion in 2019, before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The increase reflects a roughly 40% surge over several years, largely due to greater enrollment and more frequent health service use during and after the pandemic.
Recent federal budget actions under the Trump administration have put forward notable measures to reduce federal Medicaid outlays and make program changes. The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” passed in 2025, is expected to cut more than $1 trillion in federal Medicaid funding over the coming 10 years, with new requirements such as work mandates and increased cost-sharing that may decrease coverage and funding for certain participants. These provisions are anticipated to shift greater financial responsibilities to states and curb the growth of federal Medicaid contributions, even as the program continues to cover tens of millions in the U.S.
| Year | Total Medicaid Payments | % Change From Previous Year |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $26,301 | – |
| 2021 | $172,882 | 557.3% |
| 2022 | $123,427 | -28.6% |
| 2023 | $238,859 | 93.5% |
| 2024 | $361,058 | 51.2% |
| Rank | Category | Medicaid Payments | Share of City Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Orthotic Procedures and services | $411,640 | 39.7% |
| 2 | Ambulance and Other Transport Services and Supplies | $361,058 | 34.8% |
| 3 | Evaluation and Management | $144,345 | 13.9% |
| 4 | Vision Services | $86,621 | 8.4% |
| 5 | Durable Medical Equipment | $24,810 | 2.4% |
| 6 | Medicine Services and Procedures | $5,686 | 0.5% |
| 7 | Pathology and Laboratory Procedures | $1,597 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Medical And Surgical Supplies | $956 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Temporary National Codes (Non-Medicare) | $360 | <0.1% |
| 10 | Procedures / Professional Services | $0 | <0.1% |
| HCPCS Code | Description | Medicaid Payments | Claims |
|---|---|---|---|
| A0427 | Als1-emergency | $143,518 | 11 |
| A0428 | Bls | $91,885 | 13 |
| A0425 | Ground mileage | $85,128 | 15 |
| A0429 | Bls-emergency | $40,525 | 5 |
Note: HCPCS codes are included to provide context for the category. Category totals and rankings in this report are calculated using standardized groupings of service codes instead of individual billing codes.
Data referenced in this article come from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Medicaid Provider Spending database. The full set of data is available here.
