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J7326

Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose

$412.0M in total Medicare payments across 10 years

🔎 Data Analysis

Procedure J7326 (Hyaluronan or derivative, gel-one, for intra-articular injection, per dose) received $412.0M in total Medicare payments.

Across 598.5K services, the average Medicare payment was $688.38 per service.

AI-generated analysis based on Medicare payment data.

Spending Trends (2014-2023)

Year-over-Year Breakdown

YearPaymentsServicesYoY Change
2014$8.2M18.6K—
2015$10.1M23.1K+24.0%
2016$13.3M29.6K+31.8%
2017$13.9M32.5K+4.3%
2018$15.2M37.3K+8.9%
2019$51.0M63.8K+236.4%
2020$74.8M82.9K+46.7%
2021$112.7M118.1K+50.6%
2022$77.7M105.7K-31.0%
2023$35.0M87.0K-55.0%

Top Providers for J7326

#ProviderSpecialtyStatePaymentsServicesAvg/Service
1Gregory SmithOrthopedic SurgeryFL$247.7K616$402.10
2Jeffrey OettingerOrthopedic SurgeryFL$233.7K576$405.67
3Julia BrueneOrthopedic SurgeryIL$214.1K534$400.94
4Thomas JohnOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$211.3K520$406.28
5Phillip LudkowskiOrthopedic SurgeryIL$183.0K457$400.37
6Oscar VazquezOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$181.8K449$405.01
7Eric ShapiroOrthopedic SurgeryFL$173.4K428$405.14
8Eric MirskyOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$169.7K418$406.02
9Kevin CassidyOrthopedic SurgeryNY$163.9K406$403.62
10James O'learySports MedicineSC$159.9K396$403.79
11Peter KurzweilOrthopedic SurgeryCA$150.6K372$404.91
12David RaabOrthopedic SurgeryIL$138.0K340$406.00
13Douglas DodsonOrthopedic SurgeryNM$137.4K349$393.66
14Kurt HirshornOrthopedic SurgeryFL$133.0K333$399.32
15Elvis GrandicOrthopedic SurgeryFL$132.4K326$406.25
16Sridhar DurbhakulaOrthopedic SurgeryMD$130.4K322$404.96
17Mark ChaseOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$117.5K291$403.82
18Shariar Cohen-GadolRheumatologyCA$115.3K285$404.44
19Kraig PepperOrthopedic SurgeryTX$109.2K270$404.48
20David BullekOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$108.5K267$406.41
21Philip GlassnerOrthopedic SurgeryNJ$105.7K261$405.05
22Stacie GrossfeldOrthopedic SurgeryKY$104.5K258$405.19
23Robert TaitOrthopedic SurgeryNV$103.8K260$399.34
24Marc ConnellOrthopedic SurgeryMD$103.7K258$402.05
25Meredith McmillinNurse PractitionerMS$103.1K255$404.45

Spending by State

StatePaymentsServicesProvidersAvg/Provider
NJ$4.5M11.1K140$32.0K
FL$3.8M9.3K132$28.5K
IL$2.8M7.1K115$24.7K
NY$2.7M6.8K124$22.0K
PA$2.4M5.8K112$21.0K
TX$1.6M4.1K103$15.9K
SC$1.5M3.8K49$31.2K
MD$1.5M3.7K62$24.4K
CA$1.5M3.7K64$23.1K
NC$1.4M3.5K64$22.3K
OH$998.2K2.5K71$14.1K
VA$942.8K2.3K53$17.8K
KY$854.3K2.1K42$20.3K
GA$829.7K2.1K48$17.3K
MA$693.6K1.7K41$16.9K
AL$613.4K1.5K36$17.0K
TN$576.2K1.4K40$14.4K
MS$568.8K1.4K23$24.7K
CO$478.4K1.2K29$16.5K
IA$458.7K1.2K17$27.0K
IN$453.9K1.1K25$18.2K
WA$379.9K94520$19.0K
NM$351.2K88111$31.9K
AR$349.2K86815$23.3K
OK$340.0K85122$15.5K
NV$316.2K78711$28.7K
MO$275.9K68316$17.2K
LA$243.7K60414$17.4K
MI$185.0K46214$13.2K
NE$150.1K37713$11.5K

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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.