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64721

Release and/or relocation of hand nerve

$479.1M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure 64721 (Release and/or relocation of hand nerve) received $479.1M in total Medicare payments.

Across 1.2M services, the average Medicare payment was $404.94 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$44.6M114.3K—
2015$45.2M115.9K+1.3%
2016$46.5M120.7K+3.0%
2017$48.5M121.4K+4.3%
2018$50.5M125.8K+4.1%
2019$52.9M131.0K+4.9%
2020$43.4M104.5K-18.0%
2021$47.5M113.1K+9.3%
2022$48.5M115.5K+2.1%
2023$51.6M121.0K+6.4%

Top Providers for 64721

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Santa Rosa Surgery Center L PAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$190.9K214$891.86
2Healthcare Enterprises LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMA$174.6K259$673.94
3Orthoarizona Surgery Center Gilbert, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$149.5K240$622.96
4Deer Pointe Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$139.3K223$624.79
5Riva Road Surgical Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterMD$134.6K223$603.45
6El Dorado Surgery Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$134.2K230$583.53
7First State Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterDE$132.5K204$649.34
8Sequoia Surgical Center LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterCA$131.1K138$950.06
9Noc Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterNE$129.1K200$645.43
10Illinois Sports Medicine & Orthopedic Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$128.1K200$640.46
11Bryn Mawr Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$123.4K193$639.29
12Rockford Orthopedic Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIL$122.9K210$585.08
13Orthopaedic Outpatient Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIA$121.9K210$580.36
14New Britain Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterPA$121.3K186$652.33
15E-Asc LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOH$119.3K207$576.32
16Orthopaedic Surgery Center Of Asheville, LpAmbulatory Surgical CenterNC$118.3K222$532.76
17Phoenix Orthopaedic Ambulatory Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterAZ$116.7K191$610.83
18Beltway Surgery Centers LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterIN$116.5K209$557.28
19Knoxville Orthopaedic Surgery Center LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterTN$116.2K214$542.76
20Carolina Bone & Joint Surgery CenterAmbulatory Surgical CenterSC$115.2K195$590.63
21Northwest Orthopaedic Specialists, P.S.Ambulatory Surgical CenterWA$114.0K174$655.18
22Bellaire Outpatient Surgery Center, LlpAmbulatory Surgical CenterTX$113.5K187$607.12
23Orthopaedic Specialists Surgi-Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterDE$110.0K171$643.34
24Surgery Center Of Southern Oregon, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterOR$109.0K168$648.67
25Intracoastal Surgery Center, LlcAmbulatory Surgical CenterFL$108.2K182$594.68

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
CA$4.3M8.6K244$17.7K
FL$3.3M7.9K188$17.8K
IL$2.8M6.2K138$20.5K
PA$2.6M6.3K155$17.1K
TX$1.9M4.8K147$12.7K
OH$1.8M4.6K130$13.9K
AZ$1.7M3.8K72$23.5K
NC$1.7M4.3K120$14.1K
NY$1.7M3.7K109$15.3K
IN$1.6M3.9K99$16.2K
TN$1.5M3.8K91$16.9K
NJ$1.5M3.0K89$16.6K
WA$1.4M3.2K73$19.7K
VA$1.4M3.4K92$15.4K
MA$1.4M3.4K77$18.0K
MD$1.4M2.8K61$22.1K
CO$1.3M2.9K77$17.2K
SC$1.3M3.2K64$20.4K
MI$1.3M3.1K103$12.4K
GA$1.2M2.9K97$12.7K
MO$1.1M2.8K72$15.6K
IA$1.0M2.4K51$20.5K
WI$998.7K2.6K81$12.3K
AL$804.1K2.0K55$14.6K
MN$728.8K1.7K70$10.4K
CT$681.2K1.4K42$16.2K
AR$600.2K1.7K46$13.0K
OR$594.3K1.3K36$16.5K
KS$586.0K1.6K46$12.7K
MS$581.1K1.4K32$18.2K

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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.