Variation in Emergency Department vs Internal Medicine Excess Charges in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Uninsured and insured but out-of-network emergency department (ED) patients are often billed hospital chargemaster prices, which exceed amounts typically paid by insurers.

Objective

To examine the variation in excess charges for services provided by emergency medicine and internal medicine physicians.

Design, setting, and participants

Retrospective analysis was conducted of professional fee payment claims made by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services for all services provided to Medicare Part B fee-for-service beneficiaries in calendar year 2013. Data analysis was conducted from January 1 to July 31, 2016.

Main outcomes and measures

Markup ratios for ED and internal medicine professional services, defined as the charges submitted by the hospit

SUBMITTER: Xu T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5818801 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature