The 2026 CPT code set includes several additions and updates for spine procedures. Here are seven developments to know, according to the International Society for the Advancement of Spine Surgery: 1.

HILLSDALE, MI – Hillsdale Hospital has completed its first lumbar total disc replacement surgery, making it the only facility in the surrounding five counties to offer the advanced spinal procedure.

As spine surgery continues to evolve with technological advances and a push toward value-based care, more procedures are shifting to ASCs. Amid new minimally invasive techniques, improved pain ...

The development of spine technology has increasingly pushed procedures to ASCs, and many spine leaders expect the trend to continue. Frank Phillips, MD, director of the division of spine surgery at ...

Amid multiple important data points showing spine surgery success, many physicians find that patient lifestyle is the best ...

Narrowing of the spinal canal can make standing and walking unbearable. The chances of getting lumbar spinal stenosis increases with age. Options include pain medications, steroid injections and ...

At U of U Health, our experience sets us apart from others who provide endoscopic and percutaneous spine surgery. We perform many minimally invasive spine surgeries every year and are a recognized ...

Conscious sedation for spine procedures in the ambulatory setting is associated with a low rate of adverse events comparable to local anesthesia without conscious sedation, according to a Doctor’s ...

Lubdha M. Shah, MD is the director of spine imaging. Dr. Shah's clinical and research interests include functional MRI, diffusion tensor imaging, MR perfusion imaging and MR spectroscopy in brain and ...

Doctors use blood patch procedures to treat spinal headaches, rare events that may happen after epidurals or other medical procedures involving the spine. In a blood patch your own blood is injected ...

Ayushman Bharat boosts access to complex spine surgeries, reduces patient costs: PGIMER study ...