ArticleGeriatric orthopaedic surgery & rehabilitation2021
Variations in Cost and Readmissions of Patients in the Bundled Payment for Care Improvement Bundle for Hip and Femur Fractures.
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- Current Procedural Terminology Codes Combined With Hip and Femur Diagnosis-Related Groups Provide a More Accurate Assessment of Costs.Advances in orthopedics · 2026Article
- Comparative risk stratification for prediction of early postoperative morbidity and mortality after open fixation of periarticular lower extremity fractures.Journal of clinical orthopaedics and trauma · 2022Article
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Abstract
introductionThe Bundled Payment for Care Improvement (BPCI) for hip and femur fractures is an effort to increase care quality and coordination at a lower cost. The bundle includes all patients undergoing an operative fixation of a hip or femur fracture (diagnosis-related group codes 480-482). This study aims to investigate variance in the hospital cost and readmission rates for patients within the bundle. MATERIALS AND
methodsThe study is a retrospective analysis of patients ≥65 years old billed for a diagnosis-related groups 480-482 in 2016 in the National Readmission Database. Cost of admission and length of stay were compared between patients who were or were not readmitted. Regression analysis was used to determine the effects of the primary procedure code and anatomical location of the femur fracture on costs, length of stay, and readmission rates.
resultsPatients that were readmitted within 90 days of surgery had an increased cost on initial admission ($18,427 vs $16,844,
conclusionThe hip and femur fractures bundle includes a great number of procedures with variance in cost, readmission, and length of stay. This amount of variation may make standardization difficult and may put the hospital at potential financial risk.
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