The 2021 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Fee Schedule’s Impact on Adult Reconstruction Surgeon Productivity and Reimbursement

On December 20, 2020, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) finalized its proposed rule: CMS-1734-P. This 2021 Final Rule significantly changed Medicare total joint arthroplasty (TJA) reimbursement. The precise impact on surgeon productivity and reimbursement is unknown. In the present study, we sought to model the potential impact of these changes for multiple unique practice configurations.A mathematical model was applied to CMS...