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Patients were selected using a combination of Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) and International Classification of Diseases (ICD) codes. Entire episode of care was defined as 6-months before (preoperative) to 6 months after (postoperative) the surgical admission.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In our cohort containing 33\u2009209 patients, perioperative median spending per patient (MSPP) within the year encompassing surgery totaled $37\u2009020 (interquartile range [IQR] $28\u2009363-$49\u2009206), with preoperative, surgical admission, and postoperative spending accounting for 9.8%, 80.7%, and 9.5% of total spending, respectively. Preoperatively, MSPP was $3109 (IQR $1806-$5215), 48% of patients underwent physical therapy, and 31% underwent injections in the 6 months period prior to surgery. Postoperatively, MSPP was $1416 (IQR $398-$3962), and unplanned hospital readmission (6% incidence) accounted for 33% of the overall postoperative spending. Discharge to a nonhome discharge disposition was associated with higher postoperative spending ($14\u2009216) compared with patients discharged home ($1468) and home with home care ($2903), P &lt; .001.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Understanding the elements and distribution of perioperative spending for the episode of care in patients undergoing ACDF surgery for degenerative conditions is important for health care planning and resource allocation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/2192568219899340","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,14]],"date-time":"2020-01-14T10:01:02Z","timestamp":1578996062000},"page":"108-115","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":5,"title":["Health Care Resource Utilization in Commercially Insured Patients Undergoing Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion for Degenerative Cervical Pathology"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"11","author":[{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-5768-3541","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Majd","family":"Marrache","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Andrew B.","family":"Harris","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Varun","family":"Puvanesarajah","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Micheal","family":"Raad","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8224-9517","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Hamid","family":"Hassanzadeh","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Lee H.","family":"Riley","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Richard L.","family":"Skolasky","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Bicket","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-9983-3365","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Amit","family":"Jain","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2020,1,14]]},"reference":[{"key":"bibr1-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BRS.0b013e31819e2fd5"},{"key":"bibr2-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s00586-013-2781-x"},{"key":"bibr3-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BSD.0000000000000284"},{"key":"bibr4-2192568219899340","first-page":"746","volume":"93","author":"Childress MA","year":"2016","journal-title":"Am Fam Physician"},{"key":"bibr5-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.pmr.2015.04.008"},{"key":"bibr6-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.nec.2017.09.013"},{"key":"bibr7-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1097\/BRS.0000000000000378"},{"key":"bibr8-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.spinee.2018.03.012"},{"key":"bibr9-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arth.2017.05.011"},{"key":"bibr10-2192568219899340","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.arth.2018.03.007"},{"key":"bibr11-2192568219899340","first-page":"140","volume":"20171233","author":"Berry JG","year":"2017","journal-title":"Pediatrics"},{"key":"bibr12-2192568219899340","unstructured":"Archived Consumer Price Index Supplemental Files: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. 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