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How Much Does Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine Cost on Medicare?

Cost analysis for CPT 00670 — Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine

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Average Medicare Payment

$315.03

2023 data

Total Payments (2023)

$28.4M

Services (2023)

89.5K

Price Change (2014–2023)

-6.5%

📈 Year-over-Year Cost Trend

YearAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$336.99$34.0M100.8K—
2015$332.80$35.4M106.5K-1.2%
2016$326.43$37.4M115.0K-1.9%
2017$328.13$38.3M116.8K+0.5%
2018$332.25$40.0M120.4K+1.3%
2019$335.14$39.8M119.6K+0.9%
2020$340.43$30.4M89.7K+1.6%
2021$333.12$31.4M94.7K-2.1%
2022$329.22$29.9M90.6K-1.2%
2023$315.03$28.4M89.5K-4.3%

🗺️ State-by-State Cost Variation

The most expensive state pays 3.7x more than the cheapest for this procedure. AK averages $680.06 vs ND at $185.40.

StateAvg PaymentTotal PaymentsServicesProviders
AK$680.06$92.5K1367
CA$472.32$2.5M5.4K278
ID$434.51$106.5K24517
NY$432.93$1.7M3.8K185
WA$430.23$418.6K97360
UT$425.06$166.2K39129
OR$417.85$273.3K65440
NV$402.00$201.8K50230
AZ$399.88$1.2M2.9K140
DE$396.13$168.0K42429
AR$384.33$210.6K54835
MD$383.57$821.6K2.1K109
LA$376.68$478.4K1.3K69
RI$364.68$103.6K28416
PR$343.56$51.9K1516
KS$338.37$394.5K1.2K48
NJ$337.05$333.3K98957
OK$335.27$778.2K2.3K101
IL$330.14$841.2K2.5K150
CO$330.03$660.7K2.0K110
TX$329.53$2.8M8.6K401
IN$329.34$607.3K1.8K102
IA$320.59$211.6K66036
MA$320.27$847.7K2.6K130
DC$315.82$303.5K96149
NE$312.33$225.8K72337
NH$308.53$50.6K16411
CT$301.10$292.7K97258
FL$299.30$2.1M7.0K369
MO$299.23$590.1K2.0K111
NM$298.72$41.8K1408
SD$282.93$85.4K30219
MN$280.79$450.7K1.6K102
KY$279.27$313.9K1.1K60
OH$275.67$924.9K3.4K197
WI$270.73$158.4K58537
WV$270.03$111.8K41421
VA$266.72$1.1M4.0K212
PA$264.75$1.0M4.0K227
MI$258.64$499.4K1.9K125
TN$254.99$893.5K3.5K113
SC$238.15$763.0K3.2K160
NC$237.72$911.0K3.8K208
GA$230.01$854.9K3.7K207
MS$225.36$235.0K1.0K56
AL$211.91$415.1K2.0K108
ND$185.40$31.3K16912

💰 Who Bills the Most for This Procedure?

ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
Robert NaruseAnesthesiologyCA$65.9K125$526.97
E. BrockAnesthesiologyTN$52.6K275$191.37
Ellen SoffinAnesthesiologyNY$47.2K95$497.04
Michael SingletonAnesthesiologyNY$44.1K72$613.04
Taizoon YusufaliAnesthesiologyCA$42.9K66$650.39
Anand NagoriAnesthesiologyCA$41.6K85$489.84
Mark WellerAnesthesiologyNY$39.5K68$581.20
Charles LinAnesthesiologyMD$39.0K88$442.83
James BeckmanAnesthesiologyNY$38.2K61$626.67
Stavros MemtsoudisAnesthesiologyNY$37.9K71$533.58
Hailu EbbaAnesthesiologyCA$36.8K73$504.53
Justin ThomasAnesthesiologyTX$36.7K77$476.52
Paul MazzoniAnesthesiologyTN$35.4K184$192.58
Mallika SelvarajuCertified Registered Nurse Anesthetist (CRNA)FL$35.1K73$480.49
Christian ConsilvioAnesthesiologyCA$34.8K68$511.27
David HooverAnesthesiologyIN$33.7K82$411.24
Oliver PanzerAnesthesiologyNY$33.4K54$618.35
Tiffany ChenAnesthesiologyNY$33.0K53$623.25
Daniel WilliamsAnesthesiologyNE$32.9K84$391.72
Jacob LightAnesthesiologyOR$32.6K42$775.72

🤔 Is Anesthesia for extensive surgery on spine Overpriced?

The data suggests significant pricing inconsistencies for CPT 00670. With a 3.7x price gap between the most and least expensive states, geography plays an outsized role in what Medicare pays for this procedure.

While costs have decreased 6.5% since 2014, the wide state-by-state variation suggests the pricing formula may not adequately account for regional differences.

This analysis is based on publicly available CMS data and does not account for patient complexity, comorbidities, or facility-specific factors that may justify pricing differences.

Data Sources

  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • Medicare Physician Fee Schedule

Note: All data is from publicly available Medicare records. OpenMedicare is an independent journalism project not affiliated with CMS.