Decreasing Medicare Reimbursement for Facility-Performed Neurotology Procedures From 2000 to 2024
From 2000 to 2023, Medicare reimbursements for otologic and neurotologic procedures decreased after adjusting for inflation. The only year with an increase in reimbursement was 2024, which saw an increase to the PFS conversion factor. These trends highlight the need for greater awareness of, and agreement on, neurotology reimbursement models among surgeons, policy makers, and facility administrators.
Authors
- Rance J. T. Fujiwara (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1033-2397)
- Julia J Shi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5839-0027)
- Brandon Isaacson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4725-1555)
- Hitomi Sakano (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7471-8352)
- Lisa Mary Punnen
Institutions
- Textron Systems (United Kingdom) (GB)
- Curtiss-Wright (United States) (US)
- Fundação André Tosello (BR)
- The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Otology & Neurotology
- Published
- 2025-06-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mao.0000000000004524
- Primary Topic
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00