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0275T

Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin

$87.8M in total Medicare payments across 8 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 0275T (Removal of bone from lower spine for decompression of nerve tissue using imaging guidance, accessed through the skin) received $87.8M in total Medicare payments.

Across 47.7K services, the average Medicare payment was $1.8K per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$66.9K109—
2017$375.3K475+461.3%
2018$1.5M1.3K+305.7%
2019$3.8M3.0K+146.8%
2020$5.8M4.4K+54.0%
2021$14.8M8.2K+155.0%
2022$24.5M13.2K+66.0%
2023$37.0M17.1K+51.1%

Top Providers for 0275T

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Pain Management Centers Of America, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$1.6M414$3.8K
2New Britain Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$656.4K175$3.8K
3Heritage One Day Surgery LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$588.2K157$3.7K
4Sarasota Ambulatory Surgery Center LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$506.7K139$3.6K
5Space Coast Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$481.2K137$3.5K
6Nspc Surgery Center Of Maryland LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$440.8K115$3.8K
7Lakewood Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$425.0K108$3.9K
8Main Line Spine Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$422.6K112$3.8K
9Physicians Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$362.9K101$3.6K
10Parkcreek Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$357.3K98$3.6K
11Jackson Ophthalmology Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$356.4K111$3.2K
12Asc Development Company, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$334.4K91$3.7K
13East Norriton Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$321.4K85$3.8K
14Pisa Asc Holdco LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$305.6K88$3.5K
15Shore Surgical Pavilion, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$298.6K76$3.9K
16Clifton Surgery Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$290.5K66$4.4K
17Valley Baptist Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$281.1K82$3.4K
18Asc Development Company, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$270.9K78$3.5K
19Centurion Surgery Center Of Jacksonville, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$266.9K77$3.5K
20Armenia Ambulatory Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$266.1K75$3.5K
21Embassy Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$265.8K61$4.4K
22North Pines Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$265.7K73$3.6K
23Hanover Parkway Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$254.3K66$3.9K
24Ainsworth Health, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$248.2K57$4.4K
25Musculoskeletal Ambulatory Surgery Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$247.6K68$3.6K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$6.5M2.7K91$71.6K
PA$5.3M2.4K47$112.6K
NJ$3.3M1.3K44$75.5K
CA$3.0M1.2K51$59.0K
MD$2.9M1.2K35$83.2K
TX$2.6M1.2K44$58.2K
NY$1.8M82429$60.8K
AZ$1.2M51224$51.6K
MO$1.0M62421$49.6K
NE$968.3K43317$57.0K
IN$945.1K36717$55.6K
GA$728.5K33813$56.0K
TN$620.2K3228$77.5K
NC$479.0K2737$68.4K
OH$475.1K26512$39.6K
MA$424.4K1898$53.0K
WA$423.5K1695$84.7K
KS$418.9K2449$46.5K
IL$412.5K26013$31.7K
MI$394.9K19610$39.5K
AR$369.8K1745$74.0K
SC$363.8K2148$45.5K
MS$254.3K1806$42.4K
VA$208.8K1347$29.8K
CO$182.4K684$45.6K
AL$182.4K1285$36.5K
CT$177.0K845$35.4K
IA$174.8K1136$29.1K
OK$174.7K1424$43.7K
WI$168.9K1208$21.1K

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  • • Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)
  • • Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data (2014-2023)
  • • CMS National Health Expenditure Data

Last Updated: February 2026 (data through 2023, the latest CMS release)

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