Background There is a paucity of information regarding financial trends in orthopedic upper
extremity surgery. If progress is to be made in advancing agreeable reimbursement models …

Understanding trends in reimbursement is critical to the financial sustainability of orthopedic
practices. Little research has examined physician fee trends over time for orthopedic …

Background As the current health care system evolves toward cost-containment and value-
based approaches, evaluating trends in physician reimbursements will be critical for …

Objectives: To evaluate monetary trends in government (Medicare) reimbursement rates for
20 commonly used orthopedic trauma surgical procedures over a 20-year period. Methods …

Understanding trends in reimbursement for orthopedic surgery is important, especially
considering the changing landscape of health care delivery and payment models. Although …

Methods: The Physician Fee Schedule Look-Up Tool from the Centers for Medicare &
Medicaid Services was queried for each Current Procedural Terminology code used in …

Purpose To analyze and objectively measure the trends in inflation-adjusted Medicare
reimbursement rates for the 20 most commonly performed orthopaedic arthroscopic surgical …

Background While reimbursement models for physicians continue to evolve, limited data
exist regarding recent trends in physician reimbursement for hip and knee arthroplasty. The …

Background Recent efforts to contain health care costs and move toward value-based health
care have intensified, with a continued focus on Medicare expenditures, especially for high …

Methods: Patients undergoing TKA, THA, TSA, single-level ACDF, and single-level PLF from
2010 to 2018 were queried in a commercially insured claims database. Medicare …