Medicare Procedure and Patient Information
2012 Medicare Procedure Volume
The top procedures that Dr. Bruce T. Vest JR., MD treated as an orthopedist in Alton, IL during 2012 were rehabilitation, injections, X-rays and aspiration.
Volume of procedures performed by Dr. Bruce T. Vest JR., MD for Medicare patients.
| aspiration | 1243 |
|---|---|
| debridement (removal of unhealthy tissue) | 12 |
| decompression surgery | 28 |
| diagnostic evaluation | 310 |
| diagnostic procedures | 196 |
| doctor visit | 2506 |
| fracture surgery | 31 |
| hip imaging | 366 |
| hospital care | 228 |
| immobilization | 27 |
| injections | 1544 |
| inpatient care | 228 |
| joint surgery | 70 |
| lower extremity surgery | 77 |
| manual therapy | 1105 |
| minimally invasive procedures | 37 |
| MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) | 316 |
| musculoskeletal imaging | 891 |
| nerve block | 186 |
| nerve procedures | 28 |
| open surgery | 26 |
| pain management | 278 |
| pelvic imaging | 325 |
| preventive care | 19 |
| reconstructive surgery | 33 |
| rehabilitation | 2503 |
| spinal procedures | 488 |
| synovectomy | 14 |
| upper extremity surgery | 26 |
| vaccines | 19 |
| X-rays | 1249 |