Price Variation for Total Shoulder Arthroplasty in the United States: Transparency, Variability, and Compliance with Federal Reporting Regulations
03/01/2023
Current federal regulation requires hospitals to report publicly negotiated prices for surgical procedures to improve transparency and reduce costs. The purpose of this study was to assess pricing variability for total shoulder arthroplasty (TSA) as well as compliance with the federal mandate on reporting. Hilltop Policy Analyst Morgane Mouslim, DVM, and Director of Analytics & Research Morgan Henderson, PhD, were coauthors.