Longitudinal Trends in U.S. Medicare Physician Reimbursement for Common Lumbar Spine Surgery CPT Codes: A Systematic Review.
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- 10.1016/j.spinee.2026.08.008
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- 2026 Sep 2
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@article{allodium:10.1016/j.spinee.2026.08.008,
title = {Longitudinal Trends in U.S. Medicare Physician Reimbursement for Common Lumbar Spine Surgery CPT Codes: A Systematic Review.},
author = {Alwani A and Kolady R and Mastrokostas PG and Razi AE and Fassett DR and Alvarez AP and Ahn NU and Varthi AG and Hilibrand AS and Kepler CK and Schroeder GD and Vaccaro AR and Ng MK},
year = {2026},
journal = {The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society},
doi = {10.1016/j.spinee.2026.08.008},
url = {https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2026.08.008}
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TY - JOUR TI - Longitudinal Trends in U.S. Medicare Physician Reimbursement for Common Lumbar Spine Surgery CPT Codes: A Systematic Review. AU - Alwani A AU - Kolady R AU - Mastrokostas PG AU - Razi AE AU - Fassett DR AU - Alvarez AP AU - Ahn NU AU - Varthi AG AU - Hilibrand AS AU - Kepler CK AU - Schroeder GD AU - Vaccaro AR AU - Ng MK PY - 2026 JO - The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society DO - 10.1016/j.spinee.2026.08.008 UR - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2026.08.008 ER -
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A, A., R, K., PG, M., AE, R., DR, F., AP, A., NU, A., AG, V., AS, H., CK, K., GD, S., AR, V., & MK, N. (2026). Longitudinal Trends in U.S. Medicare Physician Reimbursement for Common Lumbar Spine Surgery CPT Codes: A Systematic Review.. The spine journal : official journal of the North American Spine Society. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.spinee.2026.08.008
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