An analysis of community-level socioeconomic status effects on pricing transparency and variability of hand surgery procedures

CONCLUSIONS: This study demonstrates that considerable pricing variation and incomplete transparency exists for CPT codes 64721, 26615, and 25111 among AAMC-affiliated hospitals. Patients in lower-income and higher-percentage uninsured areas are more exposed to a higher variability and average of negotiated prices than those in higher-income areas, which may translate to higher out-of-pocket costs for those with higher coinsurance and less socioeconomic prowess.PMID:37585873 | DOI:10.1097/PRS.0000000000010990

Source: Hand Surgery - August 16, 2023 Category: Surgery Authors: Ben S Rhee Joshua R Tanzer Jodi S Charvis Loree K Kalliainen Source Type: research