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Therefore, our analysis sought to evaluate the CCRs for orthopaedic surgery services provided to Medicare beneficiaries throughout the United States.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Orthopaedic services provided to Medicare Part B beneficiaries between 2014 and 2019 were identified in the Physician &amp; Other Practitioners database of the Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS). CCRs, representing the ratio between the actual payment provided by CMS and the charge submitted by the provider, were calculated for each service. Descriptive statistics were calculated for CCRs at the national, state, and service-code levels. The coefficient of variation (CoV) was utilized to evaluate variability in CCRs across services and states. Additionally, Mann-Kendall tests were performed to evaluate trends in CCRs for included services over the time frame.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our analysis included an annual mean of 47,247,928 services provided by a mean of 23,185 orthopaedic surgeons over the study period. In the non-facility setting, there was a decrease in median CCRs for orthopaedic surgery services (0.29 to 0.27; p = 0.024). No changes were demonstrated for facility-based services. Service codes related to trigger finger procedures (0.18 to 0.17; p = 0.004), physical therapy (0.40 to 0.36; p = 0.035), and new patient visits (0.52 to 0.46; p = 0.035) demonstrated significant decreases in median CCRs. Only shoulder arthroscopy demonstrated a significant increase in median CCR (0.09 to 0.10; p = 0.003). High dispersion in CCRs was demonstrated for 16 (80%) of the 20 evaluated services. Wide variations in CCRs were demonstrated across individual states (median, 0.57; interquartile range width, 0.53).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Our analysis demonstrated low and variable CCRs for commonly performed orthopaedic services in the U.S. These findings serve to inform and help improve related price transparency policies. 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