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This study aimed to investigate the trends in procedural frequency and Medicare reimbursement rates for common back pain procedures.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Data from 2000 to 2020 were extracted from Medicare Part B National Summary Data files, using Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes to identify reimbursement for cervical\/thoracic and lumbar\/sacral epidural injections, radiofrequency ablation, facet joint injections, and spinal cord stimulators (both percutaneous and paddle). Key metrics included annual total physician charges, reimbursements, and the number of procedures performed.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>From 2000 to 2020, 53,208,205 pain procedures were performed. The most common was lumbar\/sacral epidural injections, followed by facet joint injections and radiofrequency ablations. Paddle SCS placement was the least common. Percutaneous SCS had the greatest volume growth, increasing from 3595 to 111,172 [+2992%], followed by lumbar\/sacral epidural injections with 118,884 to 1,965,445 [+1553%], and cervical\/thoracic epidural injections, 22,480\u2013348,642 [+1451%]. All procedures saw a significant increase in volume except for facet joint injections. Inflation\u2010adjusted reimbursement per service also increased, with paddle SCS demonstrating the largest increase ($618\u2013$2960 [+379.0%]), followed by percutaneous SCS ($353\u2013$1428 [+304.5%]) and cervical\/thoracic epidural injections ($128\u2013$153 [+19.5%]).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Pain management procedures have increased in volume and reimbursement over the last 20\u2009years. 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