Preoperative Hemoglobin A1c >7.5 Is Associated With Increased Bundled Payment Costs in Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasties

Introduction: Studies have shown that patients with diabetes mellitus are at an increased risk for complications and higher episode-of-care costs after total hip (THA) and total knee arthroplasties (TKA), but the effect of poor glycemic control on episode-of-care costs has yet to be addressed in the literature. The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients with a higher preoperative hemoglobin A1c have increased episode-of-care...