Table 5.
Normalized Total Annual Dollars Spent on Medical Therapy ($US/Patient Utilizing Respective Therapy) and the Corresponding Normalized Annual Medical Therapy Unit Counts (Units/Patient Utilizing Respective Therapy) Prior to Index Spinal Fusion.
| Year | NSAIDS | Narcotics | LESI | PT/OT | ED Visits | Muscle Relaxants | Chiropractor Visits |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | $191.05 (159.4) | $83.15 (276.2) | $956.95 (3.9) | $85.91 (1.4) | $567.52 (6.1) | $71.18 (195.2) | $207.90 (7.9) |
| 2008 | $203.26 (171.7) | $78.47 (285.1) | $924.97 (4.0) | $88.56 (1.5) | $485.62 (6.5) | $76.92 (224.2) | $215.65 (8.5) |
| 2009 | $167.07 (200.8) | $75.45 (294.4) | $975.05 (4.0) | $83.83 (1.4) | $571.93 (7.6) | $52.94 (245.1) | $201.52 (7.7) |
| 2010 | $154.90 (222.5) | $107.70 (317.4) | $876.95 (3.9) | $89.23 (1.4) | $635.66 (8.4) | $42.66 (244.3) | $220.85 (58.2a) |
| 2011 | $157.91 (235.9) | $124.38 (323.8) | $775.78 (3.7) | $91.30 (1.5) | $585.63 (7.8) | $45.18 (250.4) | $204.52 (7.9) |
| 2012 | $173.72 (220.6) | $111.03 (330.8) | $821.97 (3.8) | $86.26 (1.4) | $630.16 (8.4) | $68.56 (253.4) | $212.75 (8.4) |
| 2013 | $208.33 (240.3) | $113.54 (357.5) | $840.50 (3.7) | $87.56 (1.5) | $531.60 (9.2) | $59.11 (261.0) | $249.31 (9.4) |
| 2014 | $225.12 (244.8) | $149.34 (409.0) | $871.00 (3.7) | $88.58 (1.4) | $702.98 (8.7) | $61.37 (262.0) | $236.62 (8.3) |
| 2015 | $146.92 (248.2) | $142.30 (384.8) | $802.70 (3.2) | $82.92 (1.3) | $736.66 (8.6) | $67.70 (257.7) | $224.22 (8.2) |
Abbreviations: ED, emergency department; LESI, lumbar epidural steroid injections; NSAIDs, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs; PT/OT, physical therapy/occupational therapy; UNK, unknown.
a Denotes Humana Coding Error for this individual therapy.