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Medicaid Spending Explorer

California

#2 in Medicaid spending (11.84% of national total)

Total Spending

$129.43B

Total Claims

2.5B

Providers

52,782

Avg Cost/Claim

$51

Data Coverage Note: California has 94% of Medicaid enrollees in managed care. This data covers only fee-for-service (FFS) claims (est. 6% of enrollees). Actual total Medicaid spending in California is significantly higher than shown.

Enrollment (Latest)
14.8M
Managed Care
94%
ACA Expansion
Yes (2014)
FFS $/Enrollee
$1,491

Yearly Spending Trend

Year-over-Year Growth

Top Providers

ProviderTotal Paid
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF MENTAL HEALTH
Psychiatric Unit
$6.78B
COUNTY OF SANTA CLARA
Clinic/Center
$1.73B
COUNTY OF RIVERSIDE
Community/Behavioral Health
$1.40B
CITY & COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
Supports Brokerage
$1.34B
LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH
Public Health or Welfare
$1.13B
ALAMEDA COUNTY BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE
Community/Behavioral Health
$1.07B
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO
Clinic/Center
$1.05B
COUNTY OF SACRAMENTO
Case Manager/Care Coordinator
$903.1M
COUNTY OF ORANGE
Clinic/Center
$806.7M
COUNTY OF FRESNO
Clinic/Center
$728.1M
CALL THE CAR
Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)
$723.9M
UNILAB CORPORATION
Clinical Medical Laboratory
$668.5M
COUNTY OF SAN DIEGO
Case Management
$642.5M
NATERA, INC.
Clinical Medical Laboratory
$641.5M
COUNTY OF VENTURA
Community/Behavioral Health
$598.2M
MILLENNIUM HEALTH, LLC
Clinical Medical Laboratory
$579.3M
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
Community/Behavioral Health
$537.0M
SHIELD CALIFORNIA HEALTH CARE CENTER INC
Pharmacy
$522.6M
COUNTY OF KERN
Clinic/Center
$473.4M
DAP HEALTH, INC.
Family Medicine
$463.0M
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Top Procedures

CodeDescriptionTotal Paid
T1015
Clinic service
$21.79B
H2015
Comp comm supp svc, 15 min
$8.35B
00003
(no description)
$5.32B
S5102
Adult day care per diem
$3.29B
90999
Unlisted dialysis procedure
$3.28B
H2010
Comprehensive med svc 15 min
$3.19B
H2017
Psysoc rehab svc, per 15 min
$3.02B
T1017
Targeted case management
$2.63B
99214
Office o/p est mod 30 min
$2.26B
H2019
Ther behav svc, per 15 min
$2.07B
99213
Office o/p est low 20 min
$1.79B
90837
Psytx w pt 60 minutes
$1.72B
99283
Emergency dept visit low mdm
$1.65B
0450
(no description)
$1.61B
S9484
Crisis intervention per hour
$1.56B
H0019
Alcohol and/or drug services
$1.54B
H0032
Mh svc plan dev by non-md
$1.49B
T2031
Assist living waiver/diem
$1.44B
99284
Emergency dept visit mod mdm
$1.23B
99285
Emergency dept visit hi mdm
$1.22B
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Provider Classification Breakdown

ClassificationTotal PaidProviders
Clinic/Center$41.16B6,917
General Acute Care Hospital$9.91B466
Community/Behavioral Health$7.55B633
Case Manager/Care Coordinator$7.34B435
Psychiatric Unit$7.07B33
Dentist$6.89B5,824
Clinical Medical Laboratory$5.29B561
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies$3.12B1,158
Internal Medicine$2.66B5,636
Family Medicine$2.38B2,731
Ambulance$2.00B280
Home Health$1.89B1,072
Emergency Medicine$1.80B1,057
Non-emergency Medical Transport (VAN)$1.71B348
Supports Brokerage$1.67B52
Case Management$1.64B167
Behavior Analyst$1.51B385
Pediatrics$1.46B1,842
Assisted Living Facility$1.33B266
Public Health or Welfare$1.30B50

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