Table 7:

Cost Comparative Analysis Between Nontraditional Pneumatic Retinopexy and Either Primary Scleral Buckle or Vitrectomy

Procedure Breakdown	Potential Average Cost Per Procedure in 2017 ($)	Reoperati on Rates (%)d	Potential Average Total Cost with Reoperation s ($)	Potential Cost Savings vs. Scleral Buckle (%)	Potential Cost Savings vs. Vitrectomy With/Without Scleral Buckle (%)
Pneumatic retinopexya	890.76	25.4	2217.25	62.9	61.8
Surgeon feeb	890.76
Scleral bucklea	5152.75	15.9	5983.10
Surgeon fee	1152.75
Ambulatory surgery	3500.00
center feec
Anesthesia fee	500.00
Vitrectomya	5222.37	11.0	5796.83
Surgeon fee	1222.37
Ambulatory surgery	3500.00
center fee
Anesthesia fee	500.00

CPT = Current Procedural Terminology

^aCPT-10 codes: Pneumatic retinopexy (67110), Scleral buckle (67107), Vitrectomy with or without scleral buckle (67108).

^bSurgeon fees for procedures were obtained as National Payment Amounts from Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services 2017 physician fee schedules.

^cAmbulatory surgery center fee and anesthesia fee were provided by EyeMD, an outpatient ambulatory surgical center located in Oakland, CA, USA.

^dReoperation rates for nontraditional pneumatic retinopexy assumed to be 25.4%, based upon surgical intervention rates in our study. Reoperation rates for scleral buckle and vitrectomy, 15.9% and 11.0% respectively, were based upon surgical intervention rates given by Adelman et al.³⁴