Total Payments and Out-of-Pocket Expenses for Surgical Hand Trauma Episodes.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Insight about episode spending after elective procedures has driven interest in bundling reimbursement for surgical procedures. However, little is known about episode spending for health systems (payments) and patients (out-of-pocket [OOP] expenses) after unplanned, nonelective procedures such as hand trauma.

Methods

The authors used 2019-2022 national claims to conduct a cohort study of patients undergoing flexor tendon repair, open reduction internal fixation (ORIF) of a distal radius fracture, and replantation/revascularization. The authors constructed 90-day episodes spanning surgical procedures and postoperative care. The authors calculated episode spending from the perspectives of the health system (payments) and patients (OOP expenses). Multivariable regressio

SUBMITTER: Billig JI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12703535 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature