ArticleOrthopaedic journal of sports medicine2020
High-Volume and Privately Owned Ambulatory Surgical Centers Reduce Costs in Achilles Tendon Repair.
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- Evaluation of Costs Associated With Acute Achilles Tendon Repair.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2024Article
- Surgical Setting in Achilles Tendon Repair: How Does It Relate to Costs and Complications?Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2023Article
- Increased Total Cost and Lack of Diagnostic Utility for Emergency Department Visits After ACL Injury.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhile Achilles tendon repairs are common, little data exist characterizing the cost drivers of this surgery. PURPOSE: To examine cases of primary Achilles tendon repair, primary repair with graft, and secondary repair to find patient characteristics and surgical variables that significantly drive costs. STUDY
designEconomic and decision analysis; Level of evidence, 3.
methodsA total of 5955 repairs from 6 states were pulled from the 2014 State Ambulatory Surgery and Services Database under the Current Procedural Terminology codes 27650, 27652, and 27654. Cases were analyzed under univariate analysis to select the key variables driving cost. Variables deemed close to significance (
resultsThe average cost was $14,951 for primary repair, $23,861 for primary repair with graft, and $20,115 for secondary repair (
conclusionPrivate ASCs are associated with lower costs for patients undergoing primary Achilles repair, both with and without a graft. Patients undergoing the more complex secondary and primary with graft Achilles repairs had lower costs in facilities with greater caseload.
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