ArticleArthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation2022
Between 2000 and 2020, Reimbursement for Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Surgery Decreased by 30.
Article in Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.
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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
- Differences in Medicare payment and practice characteristics for orthopedic surgery subspecialties.Proceedings (Baylor University. Medical Center) · 2025Article
- Inflation-Adjusted Medicare Reimbursement for Hip Arthroscopy Fell by 21.1% on Average Between 2011 and 2022.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2023Article
- Medical Scribes in an Orthopedic Sports Medicine Clinic Improve Productivity and Physician Well-Being.Arthroscopy, sports medicine, and rehabilitation · 2022Article
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Abstract
Purpose: To examine and analyze Medicare reimbursement rates from 2000 to 2020 for orthopaedic foot and ankle procedures. Methods: The 20 most used orthopaedic foot and ankle surgical procedures were gathered from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services website using the Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data Public Use File 2017. The reimbursement data for each code were gathered from The Physician Fee Schedule Look-Up Tool from Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. The reimbursement values were adjusted for inflation to 2020 U.S. dollars using the consumer price index. Results: The average inflation-adjusted reimbursement for included procedures decreased by 30% from 2000 to 2020. The greatest mean decreases were observed for "correction of hallux valgus" (-47%) and "partial excision of foot bone" (-41%). The procedures with the smallest mean decreases were observed in "treatment of "Amputation of toe" (-19%) and "closed treatment of metatarsal fracture" (-7%). Conclusions: From 2000 to 2020, Inflation-adjusted Medicare reimbursement for foot and ankle surgery decreased by 30%. Level of Evidence: IV; economic analysis.
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