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Official Journal of the Italian Society of Orthopaedics and Traumatology

Table 2 Procedures

From: Relationship between the Charlson Comorbidity Index and cost of treating hip fractures: implications for bundled payment

CPT code

Procedure

Number of cases

Percentage (%)

Average LOS (days)

Average cost ($4530 per day)

75.35

Insertion of intramedullary nail – femur

6

1.0

6.00

$27,180.00

78.59

Percutaneous pinning of hip

14

2.3

5.36

$24,280.80

79.352

Open reduction internal fixation of femoral neck

1

0.2

3.00

$13,590.00

79.353

Open reduction internal fixation of femoral head

2

0.3

3.00

$13,590.00

79.783

Percutaneous pinning of lower extremity

2

0.3

5.50

$24,915.00

79.855

Open reduction internal fixation of hip with compression screw and plate

3

0.5

6.00

$27,180.00

79.857

Open reduction internal fixation of intertrochanteric fx

20

3.3

5.05

$22,876.50

81.6

Arthroplasty of hip – total primary

2

0.3

6.50

$29,445.00

846

Hemiarthroplasty of hip

29

4.7

5.95

$26,953.50

7125

Hemiarthroplasty hip – partial

121

19.7

7.72

$34,971.60

27130

Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement with or without autograft/allograft

37

6.0

8.41

$38,097.30

27130A

Arthroplasty, acetabular and proximal femoral prosthetic replacement with or without autograft/allograft, anterior

5

0.8

9.00

$40,770.00

27235

Percutaneous skeletal fixation, femoral fx, proximal, neck

45

7.3

5.67

$25,685.10

27236

Treatment, open femoral fx, proximal end, neck, internal fixation/prosthetic replacement

86

14.0

7.12

$32,253.60

27244

Treatment, inter/per/subtrochanteric femoral fx, with plate/screw type implant,with or without cerclage

117

19.0

7.28

$32,978.40

27245

Open treatment, inter/per/subtrochanteric femoral fx, with intermedullary implant, with or without screw/cerclage

82

13.3

6.95

$31,483.50

27248

Open treatment, greater trochanteric fx, with or without internal or external fixation

5

0.8

4.40

$19,932.00

27254

Open treatment, hip dislocation, traumatic, with acetabular wall/femoral head fx, with or without internal or external fixation

1

0.2

7.00

$31,710.00

27506

Open treatment, femoral shaft fx, with insertion, intramedullary implant, with or without screw/cerclage

30

4.9

6.30

$28,539.00

27507

Open treatment, femoral shaft fx, with plate/screws, with or without cerclage

6

1.0

3.50

$15,855.00

27509

Percutaneous skeletal fixation, femoral fx, distal end

1

0.2

3.00

$13,590.00