Explosive growth of facet joint interventions in the medicare population in the United States: a comparative evaluation of 1997, 2002, and 2006 data

Manchikanti, Laxmaiah; Pampati, Vidyasagar; Singh, Vijay; Boswell, Mark V; Smith, Howard S; Hirsch, Joshua A

doi:10.1186/1472-6963-10-84

Table 2 Utilization of facet joint interventions by place of service.

From: Explosive growth of facet joint interventions in the medicare population in the United States: a comparative evaluation of 1997, 2002, and 2006 data

CPT	2002				2006				Change from 2002
	Place of Service				Place of Service				Place of Service
	ASC	HOPD	Office	Total	ASC	HOPD	Office	Total	ASC	HOPD	Office	Total
Cervical/Thoracic (C/T)
64470	6,100	10,220	26,320	42,640	18,520	17,300	89,300	125,120	204%	69%	239%	193%
64472	10,380	19,380	34,360	64,120	34,340	32,300	145,400	212,040	231%	67%	323%	231%
*64470-72*	*16,480*	*29,600*	*60,680*	*106,760*	*52,860*	*49,600*	*234,700*	*337,160*	*221%*	*68%*	*287%*	*216%*
*Rate*	41	73	*150*	*264*	*122*	*114*	*542*	*778*	*200%*	*57%*	*261%*	*195%*
64626	1,020	2,280	1,400	4,700	4,700	3,580	5,340	13,620	361%	57%	281%	190%
64627	2,120	4,160	3,760	10,040	10,360	8,180	12,800	31,340	389%	97%	240%	212%
*64626-27*	*3,140*	*6,440*	*5,160*	*14,740*	*15,060*	*11,760*	*18,140*	*44,960*	*380%*	*83%*	*252%*	*205%*
*Rate*	8	16	13	36	35	27	42	*104*	*348%*	*71%*	*229%*	*185%*
C/T Total	19,620	36,040	65,840	121,500	67,920	61,360	252,840	382,120	246%	70%	284%	215%
Rate	48	89	163	300	157	142	583	882	224%	59%	259%	194%
Lumbar/Sacral (L/S)
64475	26,120	60,340	69,960	156,420	67,580	84,420	214,160	366,160	159%	40%	206%	134%
64476	47,300	101,560	93,680	242,540	114,400	143,040	375,980	633,420	142%	41%	301%	161%
*64475-76*	*73,420*	*161,900*	*163,640*	*398,960*	*181,980*	*227,460*	*590,140*	*999,580*	*148%*	*40%*	*261%*	*151%*
*Rate*	*181*	*400*	*404*	*985*	*420*	*525*	*1,362*	*2,306*	*132%*	*31%*	*237%*	*134%*
64622	5,420	13,360	6,660	25,440	20,400	22,880	37,780	81,060	276%	71%	467%	219%
64623	12,660	31,660	17,540	61,860	47,940	51,840	125,640	225,420	279%	64%	616%	264%
*64622-23*	*18,080*	*45,020*	*24,200*	*87,300*	*68,340*	*74,720*	*163,420*	*306,480*	*278%*	*66%*	*575%*	*251%*
*Rate*	45	*111*	60	*216*	*158*	*172*	*377*	*707*	*253%*	*55%*	*531%*	*228%*
L/S Total	91500	206,920	187,840	486,260	250,320	302,180	753,560	1,306,060	174%	46%	301%	169%
Rate	226	511	464	1,201	578	697	1,739	3,014	156	36%	275%	151%
Grand Total
Services	111,120	242,960	253,680	607,760	318,240	363,540	1,006,400	1,688,180	186%	50%	297%	178%
Rate	274	600	626	1,501	734	839	2,322	3,895	168%	40%	271%	160%

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