Table 3 Utilization of facet joint interventions by speciality.
| Â | 2002 | 2006 | Change from 2002 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Speciality | Services | Percent | Rate | Services | Percent | Rate | Percent | Rate |
Interventional Pain Management | 529,220 | 87.1% | 1,307 | 1,256,860 | 74.5% | 2,900 | -15% | 122% |
   Anesthesiology | 338,660 | 55.7% | 836 | 524,340 | 31.1% | 1,210 | -44% | 45% |
   Pain Management | 78,080 | 12.8% | 193 | 459,520 | 27.2% | 1,060 | 112% | 450% |
Anesthesiology & Pain Management | 416,740 | 68.5% | 1,029 | 983,860 | 58.3% | 2,270 | -15% | 121% |
   Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation | 54,000 | 8.9% | 133 | 148,980 | 8.8% | 344 | -1% | 158% |
   Orthopedic Surgery | 24,600 | 4.0% | 61 | 51,860 | 3.1% | 120 | -24% | 97% |
   Neurology | 23,140 | 3.8% | 57 | 49,400 | 2.9% | 114 | -23% | 100% |
   Neurosurgery | 9,320 | 1.5% | 23 | 21,080 | 1.2% | 49 | -19% | 111% |
   Psychiatry | 1,420 | 0.2% | 4 | 1,680 | 0.1% | 4 | -57% | 11% |
Family & General Practice/Internal Medicine | 24,300 | 4.0% | 60 | 314,420 | 18.6% | 725 | 366% | 1109% |
Others | 54,240 | 8.9% | 134 | 116,900 | 6.9% | 270 | -22% | 101% |
   Diagnostic Radiology | 14,100 | 2.3% | 35 | 20,140 | 1.2% | 46 | -49% | 33% |
   Nurse Practitioners/CRNA's | 860 | 0.1% | 2 | 4,580 | 0.3% | 11 | 92% | 398% |
   Others | 39,280 | 6.5% | 97 | 92,180 | 5.5% | 213 | -16% | 119% |
Total | 607,760 | 100% | 1,501 | 1,688,180 | 100% | 3,895 | 178% | 160% |