Table 6.

Ophthalmic Medicare claims (charges) and reimbursements (payments) for cataract patients – all beneficiaries

Type	Cases (n=2,003)			Controls (n=76,946)
	% with claim	Avg claim/6 M	Avg reimbursement/6 M	% with claim	Avg claim/6	Avg reimbursement/6 M
Inpatient care	11.0	$0	$0	0.0	$10	$0
Outpatient care*	100.0	$10,330	$2,710	99.3	$5,910	$1,470
Totala,*	100.0	$10,410	$2,720	99.3	$5,950	$1,470

Notes:

^aTotals may not equal the sums of inpatient and outpatient claims/payments due to averaging.

^*P<0.001, for differences in both claims and payments. Currency is in USD as at 2014.

Abbreviations: Avg, average; M, months.