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. 2023 Feb 1;6(2):e2255849.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2022.55849.

Evaluation of Prices for Surgical Procedures Within and Outside Hospital Networks in the US

Cody Lendon Mullens  1 , Mitchell Mead  1   2 , Stanley Kalata  1   2 , Hari Nathan  1   2 , Andrew M Ibrahim  1   2   3
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Evaluation of Prices for Surgical Procedures Within and Outside Hospital Networks in the US

Cody Lendon Mullens et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This economic evaluation examines variations in prices for surgical procedures under the Hospital Price Transparency Rule at hospitals within and outside hospital networks in the US.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Ibrahim reported receiving personal fees from HOK Architects outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Wage Index–Adjusted Commercially Negotiated Prices for Surgical Procedures at Independent Hospitals and Those Within Networks
Interquartile ranges are shown. Comparisons were made using Wilcoxon-Mann-Whitney tests. EGD indicates esophagogastroduodenoscopy; Q2, second quartile; Q3, third quartile.
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