Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty services by place of services for fee for service Medicare beneficiaries from 2008 to 2014
| PLCR | F2008 | F2009 | F2010 | F2011 | F2012 | F2013 | F2014 | Change (%) | GGR (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertebroplasty (n (%)) | |||||||||
| ASC | 1342 (3.7) | 1489 (4.2) | 1043 (3.6) | 642 (2.6) | 534 (2.8) | 438 (2.6) | 347 (2.4) | −74.1 | −20.2 |
| Outpatient | 16 266 (44.3) | 15 865 (45.2) | 13 430 (46.4) | 11 534 (47.4) | 10 095 (53.8) | 9585 (57.5) | 8479 (57.6) | −47.9 | −10.3 |
| Inpatient | 14 296 (38.9) | 13 184 (37.6) | 10 804 (37.3) | 8753 (36.0) | 6737 (35.9) | 5813 (34.8) | 5247 (35.6) | −63.3 | −15.4 |
| Office | 4841 (13.2) | 4553 (13.0) | 3672 (12.7) | 3386 (13.9) | 1398 (7.4) | 845 (5.1) | 659 (4.5) | −86.4 | −28.3 |
| Total | 36 745 | 35 091 | 28 949 | 24 315 | 18 764 | 16 681 | 14 732 | −59.9 | −14.1 |
| Kyphoplasty n (%)) | |||||||||
| ASC | 283 (0.4) | 909 (1.4) | 1721 (3.0) | 2322 (3.9) | 1953 (3.2) | 2205 (3.6) | 2192 (3.6) | 674.6 | 40.7 |
| Outpatient | 24 084 (38.0) | 29 666 (47.1) | 28 749 (49.7) | 31 465 (53.3) | 32 264 (52.7) | 32 185 (52.0) | 31 357 (51.7) | 30.2 | 4.5 |
| Inpatient | 38 862 (61.3) | 32 296 (51.3) | 27 224 (47.0) | 25 190 (42.7) | 22 960 (37.5) | 20 904 (33.8) | 19 300 (31.8) | −50.3 | −11.0 |
| Office | 119 (0.2) | 134 (0.2) | 196 (0.3) | 66 (0.1) | 3988 (6.5) | 6545 (10.6) | 7807 (12.9) | 6460.5 | 100.9 |
| Total | 63 348 | 63 005 | 57 890 | 59 043 | 61 165 | 61 839 | 60 656 | −4.2 | −0.7 |
| Combined n (%)) | |||||||||
| ASC | 1625 (1.6) | 2398 (2.4) | 2764 (3.2) | 2964 (3.6) | 2487 (3.1) | 2643 (3.4) | 2539 (3.4) | 56.2 | 7.7 |
| Outpatient | 40 350 (40.3) | 45 531 (46.4) | 42 179 (48.6) | 42 999 (51.6) | 42 359 (53.0) | 41 770 (53.2) | 39 836 (52.8) | −1.3 | −0.2 |
| Inpatient | 53 158 (53.1) | 45 480 (46.4) | 38 028 (43.8) | 33 943 (40.7) | 29 697 (37.2) | 26 717 (34.0) | 24 547 (32.6) | −53.8 | −12.1 |
| Office | 4960 (5.0) | 4687 (4.8) | 3868 (4.5) | 3452 (4.1) | 5386 (6.7) | 7390 (9.4) | 8466 (11.2) | 70.7 | 9.3 |
| Total | 100 093 | 98 096 | 86 839 | 83 358 | 79 929 | 78 520 | 75 388 | −24.7 | −4.6 |
ASC, ambulatory surgery center; GGR, geometric growth rate; PLCR, place of service.