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

• Main Authors: M. Lane Moore, B.S (Author), Jordan R. Pollock, B.S (Author), Matthew K. Doan, B.S (Author), Jack M. Haglin, B.S (Author), Kelly L. Scott, M.D., M.P.H (Author), Joshua S. Bingham, M.D (Author), Karan A. Patel, M.D (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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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 hospit...