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62321

Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance

$240.4M in total Medicare payments across 7 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 62321 (Injection of substance into middle or upper spine canal using imaging guidance) received $240.4M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.5M services, the average Medicare payment was $155.64 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2017$35.8M248.0K—
2018$36.1M247.6K+0.8%
2019$38.5M250.5K+6.7%
2020$31.8M199.1K-17.3%
2021$35.2M213.4K+10.5%
2022$31.7M193.9K-9.8%
2023$31.2M191.9K-1.6%

Top Providers for 62321

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1The Southeastern Spine Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$116.9K483$242.09
2Union Hills Pain Partners LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$78.4K306$256.14
3Semmes-Murphey Clinic PcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$77.9K332$234.56
4Christiana Spine Ambulatory Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterDE$69.9K266$262.95
5Southern Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$66.6K307$216.81
6Precision Surgery Center, Llc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterTX$64.0K272$235.41
7Orthoarkansas Spine Institute Procedure Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAR$63.6K275$231.34
8Lowcountry Outpatient Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$63.6K263$241.85
9Galileo Surgery Center, LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$61.6K202$304.75
10Lubbock Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$59.5K254$234.17
11Main Line Spine Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$58.1K228$255.04
12Keeran KumarAnesthesiologyCA$56.9K247$230.55
13Blake ChristensenPain ManagementOK$55.2K304$181.72
14Madison Physician Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$54.9K230$238.88
15Total Pain Care LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$53.7K256$209.91
16Baptist Germantown Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$53.6K225$238.20
17North Coast Surgery Center LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$52.7K181$291.14
18Lakeview Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$51.8K234$221.52
19North Fork Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$51.7K172$300.75
20Bva United LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$50.2K192$261.20
21Northwest Surgery Center, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterCA$50.1K175$286.17
22Harmony Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$49.7K195$254.74
23Mobile-Sc, LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterAL$49.2K228$215.57
24Nura Surgical Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMN$48.5K180$269.47
25Daniel KendallInterventional Pain ManagementVA$48.4K201$240.59

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$3.1M16.2K390$8.0K
FL$2.7M14.9K352$7.7K
TX$2.5M16.2K389$6.5K
GA$1.6M9.9K230$7.1K
NY$1.4M7.1K175$8.3K
AZ$1.3M7.4K167$7.7K
PA$1.2M8.0K201$6.2K
SC$1.2M7.3K92$13.1K
MD$1.1M6.6K150$7.6K
IL$1.0M6.6K163$6.3K
VA$906.8K5.0K100$9.1K
NJ$858.5K4.6K138$6.2K
NC$718.5K4.5K121$5.9K
TN$717.5K4.6K96$7.5K
AL$701.5K5.0K84$8.4K
MS$637.4K4.5K59$10.8K
MI$615.1K3.8K98$6.3K
IN$598.5K3.8K115$5.2K
OK$585.2K4.2K71$8.2K
LA$546.3K3.9K87$6.3K
OH$544.1K4.1K127$4.3K
UT$516.5K2.9K53$9.7K
KS$507.0K4.2K70$7.2K
MN$487.3K2.9K80$6.1K
MO$454.0K3.7K89$5.1K
AR$451.9K3.2K59$7.7K
KY$451.0K3.3K69$6.5K
CO$444.5K2.7K67$6.6K
WA$418.1K2.5K68$6.1K
MA$386.0K2.8K76$5.1K

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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.