The First Wave: National Adoption and Economic Shifts of Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers.
Publication/Presentation Date
7-6-2026
Abstract
Study DesignRetrospective cross-sectional study.ObjectiveTo evaluate national trends in utilization and inflation-adjusted charges for single-level posterior cervical decompression and fusion (PCDF) performed in hospital-owned ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs).MethodsThe National Ambulatory Surgery Sample was queried from 2016 to 2022 for adult ASC encounters with CPT 22600, corresponding to single-level posterior cervical fusion. Survey-weighted methods estimated national volumes and modeled adjusted charges using generalized linear models. Statistical significance was set at
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21925682261466191
Last Page
21925682261466191
ISSN
2192-5682
Published In/Presented At
Ng, M. K., Mastrokostas, L. E., Mastrokostas, P. G., Podolski, I., Said, M., Singh, R., Jagtiani, P., Kucherina, A., Mizuno, M., Bou Monsef, J., Varthi, A., Fassett, D. R., Alvarez, A. P., Cha, T. D., Canseco, J. A., Hilibrand, A. S., Vaccaro, A. R., Schroeder, G. D., Kepler, C. K., & Razi, A. E. (2026). The First Wave: National Adoption and Economic Shifts of Posterior Cervical Decompression and Fusion in Hospital-Owned Ambulatory Surgery Centers. Global spine journal, 21925682261466191. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1177/21925682261466191
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
42411038
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article