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62323

Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance

$758.9M in total Medicare payments across 7 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 62323 (Injection of substance into lower spine canal using imaging guidance) received $758.9M in total Medicare payments.

Across 5.2M services, the average Medicare payment was $145.38 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2017$119.7M890.5K—
2018$116.8M856.2K-2.4%
2019$120.8M838.3K+3.4%
2020$99.8M665.0K-17.4%
2021$109.8M709.2K+10.0%
2022$98.0M641.8K-10.7%
2023$94.0M618.9K-4.1%

Top Providers for 62323

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1The Southeastern Spine Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$483.4K2.0K$242.90
2Madison Physician Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$254.6K1.1K$234.43
3Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, P.S.Ambulatory Surgical CenterWA$233.3K901$258.98
4Semmes-Murphey Clinic PcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$232.5K1.0K$232.25
5El Dorado Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$222.5K635$350.42
6Stephen FriedmanAnesthesiologyFL$219.2K1.1K$200.57
7Ruxton Surgicenter LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$200.3K800$250.34
8Midlands Orthopaedics Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$198.5K850$233.57
9Keeran KumarAnesthesiologyCA$197.5K928$212.82
10Harrisburg Interventional Pain Mgmt CtrAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$188.9K762$247.89
11North Fork Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$185.0K621$297.90
12Bismarck Surgical Associates, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterND$183.7K794$231.32
13Dmg Pain Management Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$180.8K694$260.55
14Egnm LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterDE$171.5K704$243.58
15Blake ChristensenPain ManagementOK$170.8K951$179.58
16Wilson Van DamPhysical Medicine and RehabilitationSC$170.6K1.4K$121.78
17Surgery Center Of Allentown LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$166.9K671$248.79
18Spanish Hills Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$166.0K557$297.94
19Bva United LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$160.0K611$261.80
20Nathaniel LowenOrthopedic SurgeryFL$159.9K787$203.24
21Chapin Orthopedic Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$159.2K696$228.79
22Bay Ridge Surgi-Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$158.7K520$305.23
23Precision Surgery Center, Llc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterTX$145.5K609$238.92
24Lynn FraserAnesthesiologyNC$145.1K794$182.72
25Sanjay SundarInterventional Pain ManagementIL$143.4K762$188.18

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$8.6M49.5K581$14.8K
CA$8.1M44.7K599$13.5K
NY$6.0M32.6K392$15.4K
TX$5.3M35.5K528$10.0K
PA$5.1M35.4K357$14.2K
IL$4.2M26.9K269$15.7K
SC$3.7M23.5K129$28.8K
MD$3.1M18.4K196$15.9K
NJ$2.7M15.0K252$10.8K
GA$2.6M17.2K283$9.3K
MI$2.5M17.0K224$11.2K
OH$2.4M20.4K276$8.9K
MA$2.3M19.1K193$12.2K
NC$2.3M15.2K201$11.3K
TN$2.2M14.5K151$14.8K
VA$2.2M13.4K154$14.5K
AL$2.2M16.7K137$16.0K
IN$2.1M14.3K194$10.8K
AZ$2.0M12.2K168$11.8K
KY$1.7M13.5K116$15.0K
MO$1.7M14.2K139$11.9K
UT$1.5M8.9K82$18.4K
MS$1.4M10.6K74$19.5K
KS$1.4M13.0K116$12.4K
OK$1.4M10.5K93$15.0K
WA$1.3M8.9K131$10.2K
AR$1.2M9.4K91$13.1K
WI$1.2M9.2K157$7.3K
CT$1.1M5.7K87$12.3K
CO$1.0M6.7K109$9.3K

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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.