Coding and reimbursement for weight loss surgery: Best practice recommendations

Obesity Research

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 290-300

  Kaplan, Lee M ^a   Fallon, John A ^b   Mun, Edward C ^c   Harvey, Alan M ^d   Kastrinakis, William V ^e   Johnson, Elvira Q ^f   Nierman, Robert S ^g   Keroack, Christopher R ^h  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts   (United States)

^c BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^e NORTH SHORE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f EQJ Associates   (United States)

^g Tufts Health Plan   (United States)

^h Mercy Metrical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Bariatric surgery; Cost effectiveness; Gastric bypass; Health insurance; Weight loss surgery

Indexed keywords

ABDOMINAL SURGERY; COST; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; MEDICAL RECORD; MEDLINE; METHODOLOGY; OBESITY; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STANDARD; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; DIGESTIVE SYSTEM SURGICAL PROCEDURES; FORMS AND RECORDS CONTROL; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH, REIMBURSEMENT; MEDLINE; OBESITY; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 23044442420     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2005.39     Document Type: Article

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