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63047

Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment

$636.9M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 63047 (Partial removal of spine bone with release of lower spinal cord and/or nerves, 1 segment) received $636.9M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.3M services, the average Medicare payment was $495.69 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$62.8M139.4K—
2015$65.8M139.1K+4.8%
2016$70.0M146.1K+6.3%
2017$67.6M141.0K-3.4%
2018$68.2M139.3K+0.9%
2019$70.9M141.3K+4.0%
2020$57.4M112.3K-19.1%
2021$60.2M115.9K+5.0%
2022$58.5M108.6K-2.9%
2023$55.6M102.0K-4.9%

Top Providers for 63047

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Performance Health Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$283.5K122$2.3K
2Waveco LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$258.8K109$2.4K
3Advocate Condell Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$233.8K97$2.4K
4Cascade Surgicenter, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$217.0K84$2.6K
5Mayfield Spine Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$205.0K88$2.3K
6Southwest Washington Regional Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$184.1K68$2.7K
7Central Oregon Surgical Institute, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$164.1K64$2.6K
8Spine Surgery Center Of Eugene, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$161.0K61$2.6K
9Fourth Corner Neurosurgical Associates Inc PsAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$159.2K61$2.6K
10Donald HiltonNeurosurgeryTX$159.1K191$833.07
11Vail Valley Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$152.9K62$2.5K
12Advanced Surgical Center Of Sunset Hills LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMO$148.7K62$2.4K
13Madison Physician Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$122.0K54$2.3K
14The Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$111.2K50$2.2K
15Hedwig AscAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$110.9K46$2.4K
16Apc-Amarillo Surgical Operating Company, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$109.1K50$2.2K
17Advanced Spine And Pain Surgery Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$104.5K49$2.1K
18Diagnostic And Interventional Surgical CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$100.9K40$2.5K
19Jonathan CitowNeurosurgeryIL$99.8K103$968.57
20Bradley WallaceNeurosurgeryFL$99.3K123$807.00
21Neospine Puyallup Spine Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterWA$92.4K35$2.6K
22Spine Center Of Excellence LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterLA$91.0K40$2.3K
23Flagstaff Bone & Joint Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$88.6K36$2.5K
24Gold Coast Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$88.6K29$3.1K
25Santa Barbara Outpatient Surgery Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$88.2K29$3.0K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$4.9M8.2K300$16.5K
TX$4.5M8.8K342$13.2K
CA$4.4M8.0K321$13.7K
OH$2.3M4.2K167$13.5K
NY$2.2M3.5K160$13.5K
WA$2.1M3.2K131$16.0K
IL$2.0M3.3K138$14.6K
NC$2.0M3.5K153$13.1K
PA$2.0M3.9K137$14.3K
AZ$1.8M2.9K121$15.1K
MD$1.8M2.9K106$16.8K
OR$1.6M1.9K66$23.9K
GA$1.4M2.7K127$11.4K
MA$1.3M2.3K100$13.4K
TN$1.3M2.8K106$12.6K
VA$1.3M2.8K111$11.8K
SC$1.2M2.3K91$13.3K
IN$1.2M2.6K103$11.5K
CO$1.2M2.2K96$12.2K
MO$1.2M2.0K86$13.6K
NJ$1.1M2.1K97$11.4K
MI$1.1M2.0K101$10.8K
KS$870.0K2.2K65$13.4K
MN$853.7K1.6K72$11.9K
AR$787.7K1.3K54$14.6K
OK$766.5K1.8K67$11.4K
AL$689.8K1.7K79$8.7K
UT$651.2K1.2K51$12.8K
MS$626.1K90437$16.9K
WI$603.4K1.3K69$8.7K

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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.