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64628

Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones

$29.8M in total Medicare payments across 2 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 64628 (Heat destruction of intraosseous basivertebral nerve in bones of spine in lower back, first two bones) received $29.8M in total Medicare payments.

Across 7.9K services, the average Medicare payment was $3.8K per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2022$8.5M2.5K—
2023$21.3M5.5K+150.1%

Top Providers for 64628

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Zion Eye Institute, IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterUT$828.3K110$7.5K
2Norcal Anesthesia And Pain Affiliates, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterCA$686.4K85$8.1K
3Abilene Spine & Joint Surgery Center PaAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$673.1K94$7.2K
4Central Texas Day Surgery Center Limited PartnershipAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$646.7K84$7.7K
5Main Line Spine Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$512.7K67$7.7K
6Southwest Lincoln Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNE$409.8K54$7.6K
7Harmony Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$398.8K52$7.7K
8Murdock Ambulatory Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$393.2K55$7.1K
9Stockton Outpatient Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$359.6K36$10.0K
10Phycare Asc, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$355.7K46$7.7K
11Nspc Surgery Center Of Maryland LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$352.1K45$7.8K
12Total Pain Care LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMS$313.2K47$6.7K
13Advanced Surgery Center Of Lancaster, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$312.5K42$7.4K
14North Shore Surgi-Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterNY$312.5K35$8.9K
15The Southeastern Spine Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$304.4K41$7.4K
16Physicians Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$302.5K41$7.4K
17Park Center For Procedures LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$302.4K41$7.4K
18Old Moultrie Surgical Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$298.4K42$7.1K
19Surgery Center Of Naples, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$298.4K41$7.3K
20Sarasota Ambulatory Surgery Center LtdAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$291.4K39$7.5K
21Ky Advanced Surgical Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$287.0K35$8.2K
22Advanced Surgery Center Of Sarasota, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$284.1K38$7.5K
23Pacific Northwest Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$282.4K34$8.3K
24Lone Tree Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$269.6K35$7.7K
25Marin Health Ventures, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$255.8K23$11.1K

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$4.5M1.1K47$95.3K
TX$2.9M72232$91.6K
CA$2.3M49017$133.5K
UT$1.6M41317$93.1K
PA$1.3M30410$132.5K
AZ$1.2M24715$78.0K
CO$886.7K2139$98.5K
OR$876.3K1707$125.2K
GA$747.0K1628$93.4K
NY$743.4K24813$57.2K
SC$539.6K1715$107.9K
NE$427.0K1073$142.3K
MD$362.3K703$120.8K
MS$335.2K1134$83.8K
NJ$306.7K714$76.7K
DE$242.9K462$121.5K
AR$242.4K753$80.8K
WI$226.2K584$56.5K
OK$211.2K1406$35.2K
NC$191.0K675$38.2K
MA$180.3K936$30.1K
WA$146.1K342$73.1K
MN$144.7K181$144.7K
MI$128.1K453$42.7K
ND$101.3K282$50.6K
OH$96.4K584$24.1K
MO$94.9K242$47.5K
IN$91.8K121$91.8K
TN$85.7K121$85.7K
WY$84.7K222$42.3K

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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.