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Medicaid Spending Explorer

North Carolina

#8 in Medicaid spending (3.18% of national total)

Total Spending

$34.82B

Total Claims

822.0M

Providers

16,856

Avg Cost/Claim

$42

Data Coverage Note: North Carolina has 84% of Medicaid enrollees in managed care. This data covers only fee-for-service (FFS) claims (est. 16% of enrollees). Actual total Medicaid spending in North Carolina is significantly higher than shown.

Enrollment (Latest)
3.1M
Managed Care
84%
ACA Expansion
Yes (2023)
FFS $/Enrollee
$2,109

Yearly Spending Trend

Year-over-Year Growth

Top Providers

ProviderTotal Paid
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Clinical Medical Laboratory
$1.44B
AEROFLOW INC
Community/Behavioral Health
$571.7M
ABOUND HEALTH, LLC
In Home Supportive Care
$324.3M
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Clinical Medical Laboratory
$281.4M
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Clinical Medical Laboratory
$264.3M
ABOUND HEALTH, LLC
Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services
$201.2M
LINDLEY HABILITATION SERVICES INC
Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services
$188.0M
WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES
Clinic/Center
$188.0M
CAROLINAS MEDICAL CENTER
General Acute Care Hospital
$177.7M
UNIVERSAL MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES, INC.
Case Management
$158.1M
WAKEMED
Medicare Defined Swing Bed Unit
$140.7M
NORTH CAROLINA BAPTIST HOSPITAL
General Acute Care Hospital
$138.2M
ACUMEN OF NORTH CAROLINA, LLC
Case Management
$134.3M
THE MOSES H. CONE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL OPERATING CORPORATION
General Acute Care Hospital
$133.1M
COMPREHAB LLC
Speech-Language Pathologist
$129.8M
A CARING HEART CASE MANAGEMENT, INC.
Case Management
$127.6M
RHA HEALTH SERVICES NC, LLC
Community/Behavioral Health
$117.3M
LABORATORY CORPORATION OF AMERICA HOLDINGS
Clinical Medical Laboratory
$115.7M
ACI SUPPORT SPECIALISTS, LLC
Case Management
$109.4M
DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES RESOURCES, INC.
Behavior Analyst
$105.4M
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Top Procedures

CodeDescriptionTotal Paid
99509
Home visit day life activity
$3.35B
T2013
Habil ed waiver per hour
$1.74B
99214
Office o/p est mod 30 min
$1.20B
S5125
Attendant care service /15m
$1.19B
T1000
Private duty/independent nsg
$1.15B
99199
Unlisted special svc px/rprt
$942.5M
T2021
Day habil waiver per 15 min
$934.8M
99213
Office o/p est low 20 min
$909.4M
99284
Emergency dept visit mod mdm
$868.4M
H2022
Com wrap-around sv, per diem
$716.7M
T2012
Habil ed waiver, per diem
$676.6M
99283
Emergency dept visit low mdm
$651.6M
92507
Tx sp lang voice comm indiv
$628.0M
H2015
Comp comm supp svc, 15 min
$596.9M
H0040
Assert comm tx pgm per diem
$594.9M
97153
Adaptive behavior tx by tech
$559.1M
H2016
Comp comm supp svc, per diem
$543.0M
T1015
Clinic service
$513.0M
90837
Psytx w pt 60 minutes
$469.1M
S5145
Child fostercare th per diem
$453.6M
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Provider Classification Breakdown

ClassificationTotal PaidProviders
Community/Behavioral Health$4.08B856
Clinical Medical Laboratory$2.61B128
Clinic/Center$2.16B1,436
Home Health$2.07B509
General Acute Care Hospital$1.98B121
Dentist$1.92B1,589
In Home Supportive Care$1.90B413
Counselor$1.69B884
Pediatrics$1.62B540
Case Management$1.57B195
Day Training, Developmentally Disabled Services$1.36B125
Durable Medical Equipment & Medical Supplies$1.07B962
Assisted Living Facility$902.6M296
Nursing Care$627.9M70
Family Medicine$619.1M1,024
Internal Medicine$605.5M1,186
Speech-Language Pathologist$521.7M371
Ambulance$472.5M215
Emergency Medicine$406.8M210
Psychologist$363.5M179

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