Samrat Yeramaneni, Kevin Wang, Jeff Gum, Breton Line, Amit Jain, Khaled Kebaish, Christopher Schaffery, Justin S Smith, Virginie Lafage, Frank Schwab, Peter Passias, D Kojo Hamilton, Eric Klineberg, Christopher Ames, Douglas Burton, Shay Bess, Richard Hostin
BACKGROUND: To investigate the variation in total episode of care (EOC) payment and quality adjusted life year (QALY) gain for complex adult spine deformity (ASD) surgeries in the U.S. adjusting for case type and surgeon preferences. METHODS: ASD patients aged > 18 years with MS-DRGs 453-460 and a minimum of two-years of follow-up from index surgery were included. Index and total payments were calculated using Medicare's inpatient prospective payment system (IPPS)...
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