Publicly Available Pricing Information for Orthopaedic Upper Extremity Procedures in the United States Lacks Transparency and Consistency Between Major Hospitals.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The purpose of this study was to assess the price variation of various Medicare severity diagnosis-related group codes for orthopaedic upper extremity procedures for the top 20 orthopaedic hospitals using chargemaster price listings from each hospital.

Methods

The top 20 orthopaedic hospitals in the United States were determined by querying the U.S. News and World Report's 2020 orthopaedic hospital ranking. This report ranks orthopaedic hospitals according to 4 major domains: outcomes, structure, process/expert opinion, and patient experience. Chargemaster data for the top 20 orthopaedic hospitals was compiled from their websites. Five DRG codes that represented orthopaedic upper extremity procedures were selected, and the pricing information for each was extr

SUBMITTER: Moore ML 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9210361 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature