Drivers of Variability in 90-Day Cost for Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Degenerative Disease.

Chotai S, Sivaganesan A, Parker SL, Sielatycki JA, McGirt MJ, Devin CJ. Drivers of Variability in 90-Day Cost for Elective Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Cervical Degenerative Disease. Neurosurgery. 2018 May 1. PMID: 29718416 [PubMed]

Abstract

Value-based episode of care reimbursement models is being investigated to curb unsustainable health care costs. Any variation in the cost of index spine surgery can affect the payment bundling during the 90-d global period.