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Table 3 Total care episode costs progressively increase with each additional 90-day readmission in major bowel-bundled payment patients

From: Preparing for participation in the centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ bundle care payment initiative—advanced for major bowel surgery

Number of readmissions in a 90-day episode

Percentage of patients in high-cost* category

0

25.40%

1

54.20%

2

84.60%

3

100%

  1. *High-cost—total care episode cost exceeding $60,000 (in US dollars)
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Perioperative Medicine

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