[The revenue from finger replantation and revision amputation: Is it cost-covering?]

CONCLUSIONS: In the German DRG system, the reimbursement for the treatment of finger amputation depends on the type of health insurance. In patients with workers' compensation insurance, cost-covering revenue is generated from both finger revision amputation and finger replantation, whereas in patients with statutory health insurance, only the revenue of primary finger revision amputation appears to be cost-covering. Hence for finger amputation injuries with subsequent complex reconstruction procedures, a revision of the cost calculation is required to avoid inappropriate incentives in patient care. PMID: 30404124 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Handchirurgie Mikrochirurgie Plastische Chirurgie - Category: Cosmetic Surgery Tags: Handchir Mikrochir Plast Chir Source Type: research