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Operative Complexity and Surgical Episode Payments Among Private Payers

JAMA Surgery 10.1001/jamasurg.2026.3001

July 29, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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This cohort study analyzes the rate of paid claims for Transforming Episode Accountability Model procedures coded as having increased operative services and their associated payments to evaluate the need for operative complexity risk adjustment.

Corresponding Author: Lisa M. Knowlton, MD, MPH, Department of Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 300 Pasteur Dr, H3634, Stanford, CA 94305 (drlmk@stanford.edu).

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