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29848

Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope

$202.5M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 29848 (Release of wrist ligament using an endoscope) received $202.5M in total Medicare payments.

Across 449.5K services, the average Medicare payment was $450.56 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$20.1M35.9K—
2015$21.1M37.9K+5.0%
2016$19.1M41.9K-9.5%
2017$18.2M44.0K-4.9%
2018$20.0M46.9K+9.8%
2019$21.1M50.3K+5.7%
2020$17.2M40.6K-18.3%
2021$20.1M46.6K+16.5%
2022$21.3M49.5K+6.1%
2023$24.2M56.0K+13.3%

Top Providers for 29848

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Lutherville Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$207.9K402$517.29
2Cascade Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$149.7K282$530.78
3Chippenham Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$145.4K278$522.92
4Specialists One- Day Surgery LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$139.3K262$531.87
5Olympia Orthopaedic Associates PllcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$117.1K198$591.18
6Murdock Ambulatory Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$110.2K223$494.10
7Palm Beach Surgical Suites LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$100.7K194$519.20
8Orthopedic Healthcare Ancillary Services, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$98.6K187$527.28
9Madison Physician Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$96.1K192$500.40
10Delray Beach Asc, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$94.2K188$501.06
11David ChanHand SurgeryFL$86.9K216$402.49
12Orthopaedic Surgery Center Of San Antonio LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$85.3K178$478.98
13Princess Anne Ambulatory Surgery Management LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterVA$81.4K161$505.45
14Cape Cod Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMA$80.1K130$615.98
15Capital Region Ambulatory Surgery Center, L.L.C.Ambulatory Surgical CenterNY$79.9K159$502.32
16Precision Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMI$78.6K160$491.43
17Physicians Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$77.8K132$589.06
18Kennedy Cherry Hill Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$77.6K133$583.30
19Andochick Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$77.5K146$530.78
20Sutter Bay Medical FoundationAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$74.8K90$831.20
21Precision Sc, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$74.7K119$628.11
22The Surgery Center Of Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$74.5K101$737.97
23Western Connecticut Orthopedic Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCT$74.5K120$620.82
24Baptist Surgery And Endoscopy Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$73.9K137$539.73
25Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$72.9K125$583.04

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$2.8M6.5K128$22.2K
CA$1.6M3.2K88$18.6K
TX$1.6M4.1K117$13.8K
NY$1.6M3.4K80$19.8K
MD$1.4M3.0K52$27.0K
PA$1.2M2.9K62$19.3K
WA$964.6K2.1K56$17.2K
NJ$933.8K1.9K43$21.7K
VA$880.2K2.1K41$21.5K
IL$777.7K1.7K39$19.9K
GA$740.5K2.0K46$16.1K
MI$716.0K1.6K37$19.4K
MA$641.1K1.5K37$17.3K
OH$610.4K1.5K46$13.3K
AZ$577.7K1.4K29$19.9K
OR$509.1K1.1K19$26.8K
CT$460.4K95633$14.0K
TN$399.7K1.0K25$16.0K
IN$392.3K94024$16.3K
MS$386.3K97212$32.2K
CO$386.1K87519$20.3K
UT$352.0K85922$16.0K
NC$340.3K86728$12.2K
KS$307.5K80018$17.1K
MN$304.0K67423$13.2K
MO$290.9K73124$12.1K
OK$269.7K75216$16.9K
SC$244.9K64815$16.3K
NV$215.7K57412$18.0K
LA$212.7K56211$19.3K

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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.