Reimbursement for Thyroid Surgery and Potential Solutions
This economic evaluation found an almost 40% decrease in the rate of reimbursement for thyroid surgery, with total thyroidectomy having the greatest decrease at 47.8%. These findings provide evidence that current trends are not sustainable. Thyroid surgeons should take a proactive approach to improving reimbursements before these changes impact patient access to thyroid surgery.
Authors
- Danielle M. Bottalico
- Mario Skugor
- Joseph Scharpf (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9370-8547)
- Benjamin Wajsberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5594-4795)
- Natalie Lea Silver (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4618-6659)
- B. Prendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7525-6375)
- Philip R. Brauer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6304-6909)
- Eric D. Lamarre
- Jamie Ahn Ku
- David Octeau
Institutions
- Cleveland Clinic (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery
- Published
- 2025-10-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1001/jamaoto.2025.3696
- Primary Topic
- Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgery
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00