Trends in Medicare procedural and reimbursement rates for spinal CSF leak repair (2000–2021)
Significant variability exists in the management strategy and rates of utilization and reimbursement for treating spinal durotomy. Despite increasing utilization of spinal dural grafts, reimbursement has declined between the years 2000 and 2021. Further studies are required to optimize both the cost effectiveness and efficacy of spinal durotomy repair techniques.
Authors
- Alex Schick (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3015-9138)
- Muhammad Jalal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7117-740X)
- David A. Paul (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3517-8787)
- Rohin Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5258-507X)
- Gabrielle Santangelo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6948-5147)
- Taylor Furst (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1588-5230)
- Jonathan Stone
- G. Edward Vates
- Aman Singh
Institutions
- University of Rochester Medical Center (US)
- University of Rochester (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Neurosurgical FOCUS
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3171/2024.11.focus24699
- Primary Topic
- Neurosurgical Procedures and Complications
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00