Increased Body Mass Index is Associated With Increased Cost for Primary Total Knee Arthroplasty Exclusive of Readmissions and Complications
Higher patient BMI is associated with increased index and 90-day episodic costs for primary TKA. Stakeholders may consider incorporating this information in bundled payment models and other value-based reimbursement models.
Authors
- Kranti C. Rumalla
- Adam I. Edelstein (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7052-0843)
- Bryce E. Maxwell
- Austin R Chen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8454-9778)
- T Jacob Selph
- Isaac Sontag-Milobsky (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-8905-9264)
Institutions
- Northwestern University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Arthroplasty Today
- Published
- 2025-04-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.artd.2025.101689
- Primary Topic
- Total Knee Arthroplasty Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00