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Table 5 5A: Index commercial payments for ankle fracture surgery, by fracture severity and site of care. 5B: Incremental 12-month commercial payments in patients with continued pain or complications from ankle fracture surgery

From: Incidence, costs and post-operative complications following ankle fracture – A US claims database analysis

5 A: Index Payment for Ankle Fracture Treatment

  By Fracture Severity

    Closed

$ 16,775 (95% CI: $ 16,668 - $ 16,882)

    Gustilo I-II

$ 27,216 (95% CI: $ 26,322 - $ 28,111)

    Gustilo III

$ 41,206 (95% CI: $ 38,795 - $ 43,617)

  By Site of Care

    ASC

$ 9,821 (95% CI: $ 9,697 - $ 9,945)

    Outpatient

$ 16,444 (95% CI: $ 16,317 - $ 16,571)

    Inpatient

$ 28,169 (95% CI: $ 27,780 - $ 28,559)

5B: Incremental 12-Month Postoperative Payments, by Complication Type

  Delayed Healing

$ 8,058 (95% CI: $ 3,716 - $ 12,400)

  Nonunion

$ 5,395 (95% CI: $ 1,122 - $ 9,669)

  Infection

$ 27,510 (95% CI: $ 21,759 - $ 33,261)

  Pain

$ 5,200 (95% CI: $ 4,261 - $ 6,139)

  Reoperation

$ 13,577 (95% CI: $ 9,692 - $ 17,462)