Vertebroplasty and kyphoplasty hospital characteristics
| Variable | All Settings | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vertebroplasty | Kyphoplasty | |||
| Rural | 383 | (10.6) | 1450 | (17.9) |
| Urban | 3234 | (89.4) | 6668 | (82.1) |
| Type (No.) (%) | ||||
| Teaching | 1394 | (38.5) | 2945 | (36.3) |
| Nonteaching | 2223 | (61.5) | 5173 | (63.7) |
| Region (No.) (%) | ||||
| South | 818 | (22.6) | 1274 | (15.7) |
| Midwest | 1448 | (40.0) | 4945 | (60.9) |
| West | 129 | (3.6) | 676 | (8.3) |
| Northeast | 1222 | (33.8) | 1223 | (15.1) |
| Payer (No.) (%) | ||||
| Medicare, Traditional | 2588 | (71.6) | 5969 | (73.5) |
| Medicare, Managed Care | 469 | (13.0) | 795 | (9.8) |
| Medicaid, Traditional | 39 | (1.1) | 70 | (0.9) |
| Medicaid, Managed Care | 18 | (0.5) | 34 | (0.4) |
| Managed Care, Non-Cap | 235 | (6.5) | 676 | (8.3) |
| Commercial, Indemnity Other | 93 | (2.6) | 283 | (3.5) |