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22612

Fusion of spine in lower back

$428.6M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 22612 (Fusion of spine in lower back) received $428.6M in total Medicare payments.

Across 478.2K services, the average Medicare payment was $896.12 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$38.9M47.3K—
2015$40.4M48.3K+3.9%
2016$42.6M51.6K+5.6%
2017$42.2M51.8K-1.0%
2018$42.8M51.3K+1.4%
2019$43.1M50.5K+0.7%
2020$37.9M42.2K-12.2%
2021$43.9M45.2K+15.9%
2022$45.2M45.5K+3.1%
2023$51.6M44.6K+14.1%

Top Providers for 22612

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Jasper Ambulatory Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$1.1M87$12.9K
2Nspc Surgery Center Of Maryland LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$864.5K71$12.2K
3Ky Advanced Surgical Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$673.5K51$13.2K
4Synergy Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$607.8K42$14.5K
5Psa Ambulatory Surgery Center Of Killeen LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$582.2K47$12.4K
6Physicians' Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterKS$549.7K46$11.9K
7Santa Rosa Ambulatory Surgical Center Medical Group IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$465.7K33$14.1K
8Coral Ridge Outpatient Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$396.9K33$12.0K
9Surgical Clinic Solutions, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAL$382.4K34$11.2K
10Pain, Spine & Rehab.,a.S.C.,p.A.Ambulatory Surgical CenterKS$380.5K34$11.2K
11Flint Region AscAmbulatory Surgical CenterMI$364.6K29$12.6K
12Central Texas Day Surgery Center Limited PartnershipAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$353.3K29$12.2K
13Bva United LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$311.6K25$12.5K
14Ku Medwest Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterKS$310.9K26$12.0K
15Advanced Surgery Center Of Lancaster, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$302.3K26$11.6K
16Nura Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMN$297.5K23$12.9K
17Methodist Mansfield Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$270.5K22$12.3K
18Legent Outpatient Surgery Euless, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$258.0K21$12.3K
19Abilene Spine & Joint Surgery Center PaAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$254.1K22$11.5K
20Northern Ohio Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$247.0K21$11.8K
21Parkway Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$231.3K20$11.6K
22Precision Surgery Center PllcAmbulatory Surgical CenterID$228.9K19$12.0K
23Advanced Spine And Pain Surgery Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$221.7K18$12.3K
24Brunswick Pain Treatment Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$221.6K19$11.7K
25Precision Bone And Joint Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$201.9K17$11.9K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$6.6M5.0K209$31.7K
TX$6.1M4.4K200$30.5K
FL$3.5M3.0K130$27.3K
MD$2.4M1.5K64$37.9K
PA$2.2M1.8K76$29.5K
OH$2.1M2.1K89$23.8K
KS$2.1M1.2K37$56.9K
NJ$1.9M73336$53.6K
GA$1.4M1.3K62$22.3K
NC$1.4M1.6K73$18.8K
AZ$1.3M1.2K53$25.0K
TN$1.3M1.5K62$21.2K
NY$1.1M97663$17.7K
VA$1.1M1.3K61$18.2K
AL$1.1M1.1K43$25.1K
MI$1.0M77334$30.8K
OK$1.0M1.3K55$18.2K
SC$999.1K1.1K50$20.0K
IN$811.8K92146$17.6K
MA$789.9K69036$21.9K
CO$773.2K80732$24.2K
IL$773.0K82035$22.1K
MN$763.9K63529$26.3K
LA$752.2K79530$25.1K
MS$723.7K29813$55.7K
UT$679.2K64327$25.2K
WA$605.7K83645$13.5K
MO$598.8K73033$18.1K
DE$592.7K80620$29.6K
ID$526.7K42221$25.1K

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  • • 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.