The Costs of Operative Complications for Ankle Fractures: A Case Control Study

Table 5

Case versus control comparison for hardware pain costs.

	Hardware pain costs (median, IQR)
	Cases ( = 10)	Controls ( = 10)
Professional charges	$13,714 ($12,030–$16,876)	$8,101 ($6,121–$8,960)	0.006
Surgical	$12,216 ($10,888–$12,644)	$4,478 ($3,939–$7,051)	0.003
Radiology	$1,424 ($391–$2,404)	$1,832 ($288–$2,177)	0.510
Evaluation and management	$936 ($677–$1,091)	$614 ($570–$941)	0.470
Technical charges	$61,165 ($44,829–$76,314)	$32,793 ($27,463–$52,029)	0.030
Diagnostic	$14,420 ($2,434–$21,170)	$12,100 ($2,766–$17,206)	0.660
Room and board	$3,502 ($1,379–$14,094)	$2,015 ($1,461–$4,092)	0.890
Implant/materials	$25,111 ($14,822–$31,141)	$10,560 ($9,360–$13,996)	0.019
Pharmacy	$11,295 ($9,200–$12,829)	$5,725 ($4,969–$7,236)	0.030
Total charges	$79,747 ($56,243–93,399)	$40,360 ($35,223–$60,591)	0.037