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27096

Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance

$298.1M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 27096 (Injection of anesthetic or steroid into joint between lower spine and hip bone using imaging guidance) received $298.1M in total Medicare payments.

Across 2.7M services, the average Medicare payment was $110.11 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$26.7M243.7K—
2015$28.1M260.9K+5.4%
2016$29.5M277.3K+4.8%
2017$30.1M287.8K+2.2%
2018$31.4M293.7K+4.2%
2019$32.8M299.0K+4.3%
2020$27.1M240.7K-17.2%
2021$31.1M267.5K+14.6%
2022$31.1M271.6K-0.1%
2023$30.1M264.7K-3.0%

Top Providers for 27096

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Brian WeaverAnesthesiologyVA$105.8K582$181.70
2Tennyson LeePain ManagementIL$91.0K527$172.67
3Lee JamesInterventional Pain ManagementFL$81.5K549$148.48
4Dharam MannInterventional Pain ManagementNJ$72.1K465$155.07
5Charles WhittenPain ManagementNE$70.4K439$160.29
6Chin KimInternal MedicineCA$65.9K377$174.93
7Jacqueline WeisbeinPain ManagementCA$65.6K315$208.13
8Erik VoogdPain ManagementMI$62.6K371$168.86
9David GreschlerPain ManagementFL$60.3K390$154.73
10Albert SinghPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationIL$58.6K378$154.93
11Daryoush Sabet-PaymanAnesthesiologyFL$56.3K360$156.49
12Rasheed SiddiquiInterventional Pain ManagementVA$56.1K372$150.82
13Clifford BakerInterventional Pain ManagementAZ$54.5K354$154.04
14Russell GilchristPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationNC$53.5K334$160.08
15Douglas SpurgeonAnesthesiologyNE$51.6K321$160.89
16Bryan FoxOrthopedic SurgeryVA$51.6K334$154.51
17Daniel KendallInterventional Pain ManagementVA$51.5K247$208.52
18Jason RosenbergPain ManagementSC$49.5K376$131.66
19Daniel SchafferPain ManagementFL$48.5K273$177.54
20Cesar AgtarapInternal MedicineKY$45.6K307$148.55
21Willie YuPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationMD$45.4K262$173.17
22John Paul MalayilPain ManagementAZ$44.1K283$155.74
23Teresa KergePhysical Medicine and RehabilitationVA$43.8K274$160.01
24Andres Melendez-DedosPain ManagementFL$43.2K301$143.61
25Eliot WickliffPain ManagementWI$41.9K282$148.53

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$3.9M29.5K537$7.2K
CA$2.1M18.5K371$5.7K
TX$1.9M17.0K407$4.6K
NC$1.5M11.7K202$7.2K
VA$1.3M8.9K129$9.9K
NY$1.3M9.4K229$5.6K
IL$1.2M10.1K185$6.7K
AZ$1.2M9.5K171$6.9K
PA$1.1M10.7K246$4.4K
MI$1.1M8.3K176$6.1K
OH$976.6K10.3K211$4.6K
SC$937.6K7.4K116$8.1K
GA$827.4K9.1K182$4.5K
NJ$718.0K5.3K133$5.4K
KY$678.1K6.0K91$7.5K
MA$665.5K6.1K145$4.6K
MO$614.2K6.6K121$5.1K
IN$580.8K5.9K139$4.2K
AL$483.6K4.8K81$6.0K
TN$467.7K4.4K99$4.7K
MD$461.3K4.4K112$4.1K
UT$454.8K3.5K72$6.3K
OK$442.1K4.0K75$5.9K
CO$428.2K4.0K95$4.5K
WA$423.6K3.9K97$4.4K
WI$411.0K4.5K122$3.4K
MN$349.0K3.7K108$3.2K
AR$315.0K3.1K61$5.2K
NE$307.4K2.4K43$7.1K
IA$296.1K2.8K51$5.8K

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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.