ArticleHand (New York, N.Y.)2022
An Analysis of Procedural Medicare Reimbursement Rates in Hand Surgery: 2000 to 2019.
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11 citing papers in PubMed.
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- Medicaid Reimbursement for Common Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Procedures Is Highly Inconsistent Among States, Ranging from 37% to 324% of Medicare Reimbursement.Foot & ankle orthopaedics · 2025Article
- Medicare Reimbursement in Hand and Upper Extremity Procedures: A 20-Year Analysis.Hand (New York, N.Y.) · 2024Article
- A Comparative Analysis of the Common Injections Performed by Plastic Surgeons: 2012 and 2019.Plastic and reconstructive surgery. Global open · 2022Article
- Medicare Payment for Orthopaedic Oncology Procedures Over the Past 20 Years.Journal of the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons. Global research & reviews · 2022Article
- Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Reimbursement Has Decreased for Orthopaedic Sports Medicine Procedures: Analysis From 2000 to 2020.Orthopaedic journal of sports medicine · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundMedicare reimbursement trends across multiple surgical subspecialties have been analyzed; however, little has been reported regarding the long-term trends in reimbursement of hand surgery procedures. The aim of this study is to analyze trends in Medicare reimbursement for commonly performed hand surgeries.
methodsUsing the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Physician and Other Supplier Public Use File, we determined the 20 hand surgery procedure codes most commonly billed to Medicare in 2016. Reimbursement rates were collected and analyzed for each code from The Physician Fee Schedule Look-Up Tool for years 2000 to 2019. We compared the change in reimbursement rate for each procedure to the rate of inflation in US dollars, using the Consumer Price Index (CPI) over the same time period.
resultsThe reimbursement rate for each procedure increased on average by 13.9% during the study period while the United States CPI increased significantly more by 46.7% (
conclusionWhen adjusted for inflation, Medicare reimbursement for hand surgery has steadily decreased over the past 20 years. It will be important to consider the implications of these trends when evaluating healthcare policies and the impact this has on access to hand surgery.
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