Trends in Medicare Reimbursement and Service Volume of Vitreoretinal Procedures: 2000 to 2021.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: To characterize trends in service volume and inflation-adjusted Medicare reimbursement of vitreoretinal procedures over the past 2 decades. Methods: Medicare Part B National Summary Data Files were accessed to identify the number of allowed services for vitreoretinal procedures. The Medicare Physician Fee Schedule was accessed to identify average annual national reimbursement rates. The Spearman correlation coefficient was used to evaluate time trends for each procedure. All analyses were conducted using Prism 9.5.1 software with 2-sided significance testing and statistical significance set at P ≤ .05. Results: From 2000 to 2021, the 2-tailed Spearman correlation showed that 20 of 38 procedures had statistically significant decreases in service volume o

SUBMITTER: Li ES 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11556364 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan-Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature