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64633

Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint

$229.0M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 64633 (Destruction of upper or middle spinal facet joint nerves using imaging guidance, single facet joint) received $229.0M in total Medicare payments.

Across 627.9K services, the average Medicare payment was $364.65 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$14.5M38.7K—
2015$17.3M47.8K+18.8%
2016$20.2M57.5K+17.3%
2017$22.6M64.2K+11.8%
2018$25.5M72.1K+12.7%
2019$27.7M78.0K+8.5%
2020$23.5M63.8K-15.2%
2021$26.0M69.7K+10.8%
2022$24.2M65.0K-7.0%
2023$27.5M71.2K+13.6%

Top Providers for 64633

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Interventional Therapeutics Institute, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$161.3K339$475.95
2Round Rock Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$113.3K233$486.27
3Harmony Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$109.0K176$619.58
4Surgery Center At University Park, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$103.1K211$488.82
5Chattanooga Pain Management Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$102.0K208$490.59
6Pisa Asc Holdco LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$99.9K173$577.25
7Union Hills Pain Partners LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$92.1K169$544.84
8Bogdan Surgery Center PcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNJ$91.2K174$524.13
9The Southeastern Spine Institute Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$90.9K166$547.35
10Daniel KendallInterventional Pain ManagementVA$89.7K167$537.04
11Thousand Oaks Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$87.9K150$585.94
12Monterey Peninsula Surgery Center CapitolaAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$86.0K124$693.41
13Northwest Florida Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$85.2K147$579.69
14Sergey BogdanInterventional Pain ManagementNY$82.1K181$453.66
15Arklamiss Surgery Center,llcAmbulatory Surgical CenterLA$82.1K142$578.18
16Norcal Anesthesia And Pain Affiliates, Inc.Ambulatory Surgical CenterCA$82.0K149$550.21
17Alliance Surgery Center At Augusta, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$81.9K171$478.77
18Lubbock Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$80.7K172$469.01
19Lone Tree Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterCO$80.6K151$533.65
20Center For Specialty Surgery Of Austin, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$79.7K159$501.52
21Northridge Outpatient Surgery Center IncAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$79.3K136$582.90
22West Florida Medical Center Clinic PaAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$79.0K138$572.58
23Lakeview Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterGA$78.5K173$453.63
24Apc-Amarillo Surgical Operating Company, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$78.0K168$464.32
25Ku Medwest Ambulatory Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterKS$77.6K159$488.11

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
FL$3.7M9.6K256$14.6K
CA$2.7M5.8K178$15.2K
TX$2.7M6.9K207$12.8K
AZ$1.9M4.9K142$13.2K
GA$1.8M4.5K129$13.9K
TN$836.6K2.3K64$13.1K
MD$819.8K2.0K69$11.9K
LA$760.5K2.2K57$13.3K
NY$755.6K1.7K57$13.3K
CO$694.5K1.7K53$13.1K
AR$585.7K1.6K53$11.1K
WA$544.8K1.3K41$13.3K
MN$536.1K1.3K45$11.9K
NV$517.9K1.1K32$16.2K
OH$515.6K1.7K63$8.2K
OR$500.3K1.1K34$14.7K
PA$497.9K1.2K52$9.6K
OK$495.5K1.4K39$12.7K
IL$488.1K1.4K55$8.9K
KY$478.7K1.3K40$12.0K
VA$466.1K1.3K46$10.1K
IN$438.9K1.2K46$9.5K
NJ$420.5K94036$11.7K
MS$411.6K1.2K32$12.9K
SC$405.2K1.1K40$10.1K
NC$399.4K1.1K45$8.9K
MI$393.0K1.1K46$8.5K
UT$290.9K95234$8.6K
MO$288.8K1.0K36$8.0K
WI$285.2K80634$8.4K

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Data Sources

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  • • 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.