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Hospitalization Costs for Endovascular and Surgical Treatment of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms in the United States Are Substantially Higher Than Medicare Payments

W. Brinjikji, D.F. Kallmes, G. Lanzino and H.J. Cloft
American Journal of Neuroradiology January 2012, 33 (1) 49-51; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3174/ajnr.A2739
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    Median 2008 hospitalization costs for clipping and coiling of unruptured aneurysms compared with Medicare payments.

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    Median hospitalization costs for clipping and coiling of unruptured aneurysms, 2001–2008

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    VariableClippingCoilingP Clipping vs Coiling
    Median Cost (US $2008)IQR (US $2008)PMedian Cost (US $2008)IQR (US $2008)P
    All patients24,12318,775–31,523–26,01817,544–37,001–.04
    Sex
        Male25,23619,463–35,432.0625,95416,917–38,799.91.69
        Female23,72418,251–31,03326,01817,793–36,038.008
    Age (yr)
    <6524,28818,237–31,578.9526,47617,865–36,264.52.03
    ≥6523,56819,039–31,27525,12116,850–37,416.63
    Discharge status
        Home/short-term facility23,57418,233–29,941<.00125,73417,436–35,846<.001<.001
        Long-term facility36,18821,831–55,30840,50224,289–50,108.51
        Dead68,16532,972–100,21156,020–.77
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Hospitalization Costs for Endovascular and Surgical Treatment of Unruptured Cerebral Aneurysms in the United States Are Substantially Higher Than Medicare Payments
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