Regional Differences in Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Utilization, Physician Reimbursement, and Patient Characteristics.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The primary purpose of this study was to evaluate how utilization, physician reimbursement, and patient populations have changed for primary total knee arthroplasty (TKA) from 2013 to 2021 at both a regional and national level within the Medicare population.

Methods

The Medicare Physician and Other Practitioners database was queried for all episodes of primary TKA between years 2013 and 2021. TKA utilization per 10,000 beneficiaries, inflation-adjusted physician reimbursement per TKA, and patient demographics of each TKA surgeon were extracted each year. Data were stratified geographically, and Kruskal-Wallis tests were utilized.

Results

Between 2013 and 2021, TKA utilization per 10,000 beneficiaries increased at the greatest rate in the Northeast (+15.1%).

SUBMITTER: Gill VS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11295465 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature