Cost of pelvic organ prolapse surgery in the United States

LL Subak, LE Waetjen, S van den Eeden… - Obstetrics & …, 2001 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: To estimate the annual direct cost to society of pelvic organ prolapse
operations in the United States. METHODS: We multiplied the number of pelvic organ
prolapse operations identified in the 1997 National Hospital Discharge Survey by national
average Medicare reimbursement for physician services and hospitalizations. Although this
reimbursement does not estimate the actual cost, it is a proxy for cost, which estimates what
society pays for the procedures. RESULTS: In 1997, direct costs of pelvic organ prolapse …