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. 2025 Jun 2;8(6):e2517818.
doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2025.17818.

Commercial Price Variation for Common Services in General Surgery

Alexander P Philips  1   2 , Christopher M Whaley  1   3
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Commercial Price Variation for Common Services in General Surgery

Alexander P Philips et al. JAMA Netw Open. .
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This cross-sectional study uses Hospital Price Transparency and Transparency in Coverage data to examine variation in commercial insurance payment rates for common surgical services.

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Conflict of Interest Disclosures: Dr Whaley reported receiving personal fees from Analysis Group Academic Affiliate and grants from National Institute on Aging and Commonwealth Fund outside the submitted work. No other disclosures were reported.

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Figure.. Map of Median Rates by State for Diagnostic Colonoscopy
Maps show professional rates (A) and facility rates (B) for diagnostic colonoscopy (Current Procedural Terminology code 45378).
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