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| Average Charge and Payment Data for 13 Orthopedic Procedures Commonly Performed in ASCs |
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| Written by Stephanie Wasek | |
| Thursday, 21 August 2008 | |
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Here is the average 2007 Medicare sub charge (submitted charges divided by allowed services), average allow charge (Medicare-allowed charges divided by allowed services, including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient), and average payment (Medicare payments divided by allowed services, not including co-pays and deductibles paid by patient) for 13 orthopedic procedures commonly performed in ASCs.
1. Obtaining small amount of bone for graft (CPT 20900)
2. Open surgical partial removal of collar bone (CPT 23120)
3. Partial repair or removal of shoulder bone (CPT 23130)
4. Open repair of rotator cuff, recent (CPT 23410)
5. Open repair of rotator cuff, old (CPT 23412)
6. Reconstruction rotator cuff, old (CPT 23420)
7. Open repair elbow fracture involving ulnar bone (CPT 24685)
8. Wrist fracture pinning through skin (CPT 25606)
9. Open surgical Treatment wrist fracture (radius) (CPT 25607)
10. Shoulder scope, repair cartilage tear (CPT 29807)
11. Shoulder scope, partial removal collar bone (CPT 29824)
12. Shoulder scope, bone shaving (CPT 29826)
13. Shoulder scope, rotator cuff repair (CPT 29827) |
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