Current Relative Value Unit Scale Does Not Appropriately Compensate for Longer Orthopedic Sports Surgeries.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To assess whether reimbursement for orthopaedic sports procedures adequately compensates for operative time and surgical complexity.

Methods

The National Surgical Quality Improvement Program (NSQIP) database was queried for all orthopedic sports medicine procedures performed greater than 150 times from 2016 to 2018 with regard to operative time, preoperative risk factors, morbidity, and mortality data. Physician work relative value units (wRVU) data were obtained from the 2020 Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) fee schedule. The primary outcome was wRVU per minute operative time (wRVU/min). Linear regressions were used to assess wRVU, operative time, and wRVU/min.

Results

A total of 42 CPT codes, including 84,966 cases, were stratified into the top

SUBMITTER: Simcox T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8689253 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature