ArticleProstate cancer and prostatic diseases2024
Price transparency of prostate cancer care in the United States: An analysis of pricing and disclosure following the centers for medicare and medicaid mandate.
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Abstract
backgroundStarting January 1, 2021, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services required United States hospitals to publicly disclose prices of their services provided. We analyzed publicly-disclosed prices of prostate cancer-related services.
methodsAll United States hospitals were queried for publicly-disclosed prices of total and free prostate-specific antigen, prostate magnetic resonance imaging, prostate biopsy, radical prostatectomy, and intensity-modulated radiation therapy as of May 2022. Prices were adjusted by regional price parity. Hospitals disclosing prices were compared with non-disclosing hospitals.
resultsOf 6013 hospitals, 3840 (64%) disclosed pricing for at least one prostate cancer-related service. Compared to non-disclosing hospitals, disclosing hospitals had higher median gross annual revenue ($318,502,426 vs. $62,930,436, p < 0.001) and were more likely to be non-profit (56% vs. 30%, p < 0.001), academic-affiliated (46% vs. 13%, p < 0.001), and in neighborhoods with low hospital density (68% vs 62%, p < 0.001). Self-pay prices were higher than insurance-negotiated prices for all services (p < 0.001) other than prostate biopsy. The range of pricing was widest for self-pay prostatectomy, with a 32-fold difference from 90
conclusionsSelf-pay prices of prostate cancer services were generally higher than insurance-negotiated prices and were higher at for-profit hospitals, academic hospitals, and hospitals in the highest quartile of gross annual revenue. Higher neighborhood hospital density was not associated with higher likelihood of price disclosure nor lower pricing of services, suggesting that local competition does not lead to lower prices and may disincentivize disclosure of prices.
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