The number of spine procedures performed in the U.S. has reached more than 259,869 since 2015, according to the 2025 American Spine Registry, a partnership between the American Association of Neurological Surgeons and the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. 

The inaugural report reviewed procedures performed between 2015 and 2023, collecting data on 230,159 lumbar spine procedures, 112,683 cervical spine procedures and patient-reported outcome measures, according to a Feb. 20 press release. 

Here are the cumulative number of spine procedures performed in the U.S. from 2015 to 2023, as reported by surgeons and institutions: 

Editor’s note: Numbers are based on surgeons and institutions that report their data to the American Spine Registry. 

2015: 937

Year-over-year change: N/A

2016: 12,628

Year-over-year change: 11,691

2017: 29,009

Year-over-year change: 16,381

2018: 51,319

Year-over-year change: 22,310

2019: 78,444

Year-over-year change: 27,125

2020: 121,305

Year-over-year change: 42,862

2021: 186,397

Year-over-year change: 65,092

2022: 259,869

Year-over-year change: 73,472

2023: 342,842

Year-over-year change: 82,973