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Archive > September, 2009 Vol. X, No. 9

Business Advisor

Getting Paid for Implants

Kecia Rardin, RN

One of your surgeons wants to schedule a spinal cord stimulator implant case at your facility. A look over the surgeon's preference card reveals that the case involves a stimulator implant costing $24,000, which the patient's insurance carrier may not pay for out of network. What's more, the reimbursement for the case won't be enough to cover the cost of the implant. You may think you have only 2 options, neither of which is good: cancel the case or take the financial hit. Well, think again. Here are 7 strategies that can help you keep implant cases in your facility without burning a hole in your profits.

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