Table 4.
Spending on bariatric surgery
| Country | Type of surgery | Weighted average reimbursement tariffs, € | DRG group | Specificity of DRG in relation to different types of surgery | Specificity of DRG in relation to complications | Total spending on bariatric surgery, € million | Total per capita spending, € |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium | All types | 4668 | APR-DRG 403 | Non-specific | Non-specific | 48 | 4.33 |
| Denmark | GBP | 4327 | DRG 1004 | Non-specific | Non-specific | 5 | 0.98 |
| SG | 3742 | DRG 2601 | |||||
| GB | 4327 | DRG 1004 | |||||
| England | GBP | 5999 | FZ04A, FZ04B | Specific | Specific (2 levels of severity) | 33 | 0.62 |
| SG | |||||||
| GB | 2792 | FZ05A, FZ05B | Specific (2 levels of severity) | ||||
| France | GBP | 7314 | 10C13 | Specific | Specific (4 levels of severity) | 243 | 3.77 |
| SG | 7314 | 10C13 | |||||
| GB | 3524 | 10C09 + Nomenclature tariff for band | |||||
| Germany | GBP | 7667 | K04A | Specific | Non-specific | 44 | 0.54 |
| SG | 7667 | K04A | |||||
| GB | 5725 | K04B | |||||
| Italy | All types | 5681 | DRG 288 | Non-specific | Non-specific | 43 | 0.73 |
| Sweden | GBP | 5012 | L08E, L08C, L08A | Non-specific | Specific (3 levels of severity) | 36 | 3.81 |
| SG | |||||||
| GB | |||||||
| SG | |||||||
| GB | 2792 | FZ05A, FZ05B | Specific (2 levels of severity) |
GB gastric banding, GBP gastric bypass, SG sleeve gastrectomy