Billing for perioperative acupuncture: current practices and future directions

Stone, Alexander B.; Stack, Roberta J.; Cheng, Stephanie I

doi:10.1177/09645284221146203

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2023

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“…Finally, cost is a major barrier to adoption. In anesthesia practice, an acupuncture session should cost an estimated 6 anesthesia time units (TU), but given the rarity of perioperative acupuncture treatments, payment has not been standardized and not all insurance companies reimburse for services [15]. Costs may additionally or alternatively be offset by savings that result from improved outcomes and shorter length of hospital stay, but this is speculative, given that cost-effectiveness studies are not yet in evidence and urgently need to be conducted.…”

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confidence: 99%