Table 3.
Surgery Details and Reimbursement Fees
| AAT | TE/I | |
|---|---|---|
| Initial procedure | ||
| No. patients | 19 | 16 |
| Average length of surgery, min | 418 | 104 |
| Average surgeon reimbursement | $4412.78 | $929.54 |
| Total surgeon reimbursement | $83,848.84 | $14,872.61 |
| Average anesthesiologist reimbursement | $1081.77 | $255.17 |
| Total anesthesiologist reimbursement | $20,533.68 | $4082.72 |
| Additional required surgical procedures | ||
| No. patients (% of patients) | 4 (21%)* | 14 (87.5%)† |
| Average length of surgery, min | — | 91 |
| Average surgeon reimbursement | $704.90 | $724.02 |
| Total surgeon reimbursement submitted | $2819.59 | $10,136.25 |
| Average anesthesiologist reimbursement | — | $195.12 |
| Total anesthesiologist reimbursement | — | $2731.82 |
| Total average cost | $86,662.44 | $24,754.70 |
As McMaster University is a teaching hospital, length of surgery may be impacted by training.
*Four AAT patients required additional surgeries;: 3 required secondary procedures, which are often performed upon patient request (eg, nipple areola reconstruction, breast mound revisions), 1 patient required a true revision procedure to address a clotted vein and trim segments of the flap that were not viable.
†
Only 14 of the 16 patients received their exchanges within 12 months.