Using data on case volumes for 16 large practices in seven states over a period of five years, ABC identified the number of anterior cervical discectomies performed in hospital inpatient and outpatient settings.
2015
Inpatient: 1,407
Outpatient: 381
2016
Inpatient: 1,560
Outpatient: 244
2017
Inpatient: 1,652
Outpatient: 352
2018
Inpatient: 1,504
Outpatient: 524
2019
Inpatient: 988
Outpatient: 462
Change from 2015 to 2019
Inpatient: -419
Outpatient: 81
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