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- FIG 1.
Lumbar puncture utilization rate (diagnostic and therapeutic LPs combined) per 1000 Medicare Fee-for-Service enrollees. After a peak in 2012, the procedure rate successively declined during the remaining decade, corresponding to a 9% decrease of the overall procedure rate from 2010 to 2018.
- FIG 2.
Overall lumbar puncture procedure shares in the United States from 2010 to 2018, by provider specialty. IR indicates interventional radiology; EM, emergency medicine.
- FIG 3.
Lumbar puncture procedures in the United States from 2010 to 2018, by place of service performed. HOPD indicates hospital outpatient department.
- FIG 4.
Overall lumbar puncture procedure share changes from 2010 to 2018 by provider specialty. IR indicates interventional radiology; EM, emergency medicine.
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Distribution of diagnostic and therapeutic lumbar puncture procedures performed in 2010 and 2018, by specialtya
Year, Type of Procedure Radiology Interventional Radiology Emergency Neurology Neurosurgery Anesthesia Advanced Practice Providers Others 2010 Total (n = 92,579) 40,129 (43.3) 2167 (2.4) 20,170 (21.8) 11,607 (12.5) 2960 (3.2) 3416 (3.7) 3388 (3.7) 8742 (9.4) Diagnostic (n = 86,347) 38,675 (44.8) 2060 (2.4) 20,124 (23.3) 10,814 (12.5) 798 (0.9) 2415 (2.8) 3289 (3.8) 8172 (9.5) Therapeutic (n = 6232) 1454 (23.3) 107 (1.7) 46 (0.7) 793 (12.7) 2162 (34.7) 1001 (16.1) 99 (1.6) 570 (9.2) 2018 Total (n = 92,533) 43,955 (47.5) 4459 (4.8) 14,153 (15.3) 8126 (8.8) 2909 (3.2) 2228 (2.4) 7785 (8.4) 8918 (9.6) Diagnostic (n = 85,665) 42,376 (49.5) 4187 (4.9) 14,063 (16.4) 7426 (8.7) 603 (0.7) 1362 (1.6) 7380 (8.6) 8268 (9.6) Therapeutic (n = 6868) 1579 (23.0) 272 (3.9) 90 (1.3) 700 (10.2) 2306 (33.6) 866 (12.6) 405 (5.9) 650 (9.5) ↵a Data are number (%) of procedures.
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