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22551

Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc

$295.4M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 22551 (Fusion of upper spine bone with removal of disc and release of spinal cord or nerve, 1 disc) received $295.4M in total Medicare payments.

Across 296.8K services, the average Medicare payment was $995.31 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$26.7M29.5K—
2015$30.5M32.4K+14.1%
2016$33.4M35.1K+9.7%
2017$33.6M34.9K+0.4%
2018$32.6M34.3K-2.8%
2019$35.2M35.2K+7.8%
2020$26.9M26.0K-23.5%
2021$26.9M24.0K-0.0%
2022$25.0M23.0K-7.1%
2023$24.7M22.4K-1.2%

Top Providers for 22551

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1The Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$311.2K49$6.4K
2Mayfield Spine Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$311.1K46$6.8K
3Madison Physician Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$303.3K46$6.6K
4Wichita Falls Specialty Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$245.1K37$6.6K
5Spine Center Of Excellence LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterLA$218.6K33$6.6K
6Semmes-Murphey Clinic PcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$200.6K34$5.9K
7Northwest Neurospine Institute, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$192.6K38$5.1K
8San Luis Obispo Surgery Center A California Limited PartnershipAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$176.7K22$8.0K
9Proliance Surgery Center At Valley, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$163.2K21$7.8K
10Advanced Surgery Center Of Sarasota, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$158.8K23$6.9K
11Surgical Clinic Solutions, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAL$157.1K27$5.8K
12Olympia Orthopaedic Associates PllcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$153.6K21$7.3K
13Waveco LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$132.7K19$7.0K
14Charleston Surgery Center Limited PartnershipAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$130.5K19$6.9K
15Wake Spine And Specialty Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$128.9K20$6.4K
16Performance Health Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$115.7K17$6.8K
17Mark FrenkelNeurosurgeryFL$114.5K75$1.5K
18Central Oregon Surgical Institute, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$114.2K16$7.1K
19Wellness Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$112.7K16$7.0K
20Michael HaglundNeurosurgeryNC$107.5K86$1.2K
21Greensboro Specialty Surgery Center Limited PartnershipAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$102.1K15$6.8K
22Southeastern Surgical, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$99.0K15$6.6K
23Medstar Surgery Center At Brandywine, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$99.0K15$6.6K
24Doctors Same Day Surgery Center, LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$96.3K14$6.9K
25Neospine Puyallup Spine Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$96.2K13$7.4K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
TX$2.8M2.6K137$20.3K
FL$2.7M2.4K124$21.7K
CA$1.3M1.1K62$20.5K
NC$1.1M91546$23.6K
MD$964.1K73140$24.1K
MS$941.7K48421$44.8K
TN$911.3K75749$18.6K
VA$849.3K87952$16.3K
OH$844.5K61738$22.2K
GA$837.0K87457$14.7K
LA$812.4K75938$21.4K
SC$799.1K65937$21.6K
AZ$768.4K76148$16.0K
WA$760.1K40725$30.4K
AL$719.8K76247$15.3K
IL$615.6K55132$19.2K
OK$590.9K70742$14.1K
OR$563.4K34018$31.3K
NY$551.6K47230$18.4K
CO$469.4K50733$14.2K
MO$437.8K48030$14.6K
MI$436.1K36123$19.0K
IN$400.5K53335$11.4K
MA$380.1K31618$21.1K
PA$357.9K29918$19.9K
AR$315.5K36418$17.5K
KS$293.5K40016$18.3K
KY$256.0K27321$12.2K
NJ$224.8K25717$13.2K
DE$160.6K1859$17.8K

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Data Sources

  • • 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.