Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
School of Medicine, University of California, Irvine, Orange, CA, USA.
Am J Otolaryngol. 2024 Jul-Aug;45(4):104361. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2024.104361. Epub 2024 Apr 29.
This study aims to analyze utilization and reimbursement trends in lingual and hyoid surgery for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).
Annual retrospective data on lingual and hyoid OSA surgeries was obtained from the 2000-2021 Medicare Part B National Summary Datafiles. Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) codes utilized included 21,685 (hyoid myotomy and suspension [HMS]), 41,512 (tongue base suspension [TBS]), 41,530 (radiofrequency ablation of the tongue [RFT]) and 42,870 (lingual tonsillectomy [LT]).
The number of lingual and hyoid OSA surgeries rose 2777 % from 121 in 2000 to 3481 in 2015, before falling 82.9 % to 594 in 2021. Accordingly, Medicare payments rose 17,899 % from an inflation-adjusted $46,958 in 2000 to $8.45 million in 2015, before falling drastically to $341,011 in 2021. As the number of HMSs (2000: 91; 2015: 84; 2021: 165), TBS (2009: 48; 2015: 31; 2021: 16), and LTs (2000: 121; 2015: 261; 2021: 234) only experienced modest changes in utilization, this change was largely driven by RFT (2009: 340; 2015: 3105; 2021: 179). Average Medicare payments for RFT rose from $1110 in 2009 to $2994 in 2015, before falling drastically to $737 in 2021.
Lingual and hyoid surgery for OSA has overall fallen in utilization among the Medicare population from 2000 to 2021. However, there was a brief spike in usage, peaking in 2015, driven by the adoption (and then quick dismissal) of RFT. The rise and fall in RFT use coincide with the rise and fall in reimbursement.
本研究旨在分析阻塞性睡眠呼吸暂停(OSA)中舌骨和舌的手术利用和报销趋势。
从 2000 年至 2021 年 Medicare 第 B 部分国家汇总数据文件中获得舌骨和舌 OSA 手术的年度回顾性数据。使用的当前程序术语(CPT)代码包括 21,685(舌骨肌切开术和悬吊术[HMS])、41,512(舌根悬吊术[TBS])、41,530(舌射频消融术[RFT])和 42,870(舌扁桃体切除术[LT])。
2000 年至 2015 年,舌骨和舌 OSA 手术的数量增加了 2777%,从 121 例增加到 3481 例,然后在 2021 年下降了 82.9%,降至 594 例。相应地,医疗保险支出从 2000 年的 46958 美元(经通胀调整后)增加到 2015 年的 8450 万美元,然后在 2021 年大幅下降至 341011 美元。由于 HMS(2000 年:91;2015 年:84;2021 年:165)、TBS(2009 年:48;2015 年:31;2021 年:16)和 LT(2000 年:121;2015 年:261;2021 年:234)的使用量仅略有变化,因此这种变化主要是由 RFT(2009 年:340;2015 年:3105;2021 年:179)推动的。RFT 的平均医疗保险支出从 2009 年的 1110 美元增加到 2015 年的 2994 美元,然后在 2021 年急剧下降至 737 美元。
2000 年至 2021 年,医疗保险人群中舌骨和舌的 OSA 手术使用率总体呈下降趋势。然而,在 2015 年出现了一个短暂的高峰,这是由于 RFT 的采用(然后迅速被放弃)所致。RFT 使用的增加和减少与报销的增加和减少相吻合。