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Cost of Surgeries and Implants

Dave Body made this Official Information request to Ministry of Health

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From: Dave Body

Dear Ministry of Health,

I would be grateful if you could provide me with answers to the following questions:

1. The total number of hemipelvectomies performed In New Zealand over the last 5 years and (i) the total cost of those surgeries and (ii) the total rehabilitation costs to date associated with those surgeries;

2. The total number of pelvic restoration surgeries performed in New Zealand over the last 5 years (for example due to osteosarcoma, motor vehicle accident trauma and the like) where those surgeries used custom implants and (i) the total cost of those surgeries and (ii) the total cost of the custom implants used in those surgeries; and

3. The total number of (i) spinal fusions and (ii) spinal fusions using anterior lumbar inter-body fusion (ALIF) devices for each of the last 5 years in New Zealand and (iii) the total cost of those surgeries for each year and (iv) the total cost of the ALIF devices for each year.

Yours faithfully,
David Body

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Ministry of Health

Dear Mr Body

Thank you for your request for official information, received by the
Ministry of Health on 3 February 2014.

Your request has been received and logged.  As required under the Official
Information Act 1982, the Ministry will respond to your request within 20
working days.  You should receive a response on or before 4 March 2014.

If a large amount of information has been requested or if the Ministry
needs to consult in order to make a decision, we may need to extend this
date (this is provided for in section 15A of the Act).  We will advise you
if such an extension is necessary.

The Ministry's reference number for your request is: H201400325.

Yours sincerely
 
Government Relations
Corporate Services
Ministry of Health
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Ministry of Health

Dear Mr Body

I'm trying to identify what information we are able to provide in response
to your request.  The hospital discharge data the Ministry collects uses
the International Statistical Classification of Diseases to classify the
procedures performed during a hospital stay (currently we use
ICD-10-AM-VI).   However there is no grouping in this classification for
"Pelvic reconstruction" procedures.  As such, could you please provide
some clarification as to what procedures you are interested in.

Please contact me if you have any questions.

Regards

Chris Lewis
Information Analyst
Analytical Services, Ministry of Health
phone: +64-4-816-2869
fax: +64-4-816-2898
e-mail: [email address]

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From: Dave Body

Dear Ministry of Health,

Thanks you for your response. I am defining a pelvic reconstruction as removal of any of the ilium, pubis and/or ischium, without amputation of the associated leg followed by restoration of use of the leg by reconstructing the pelvis using metal implants. I am sorry I don't know the ICD code.

Yours faithfully,

Dave Body

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Ministry of Health

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Good morning Mr Body

Thank you for your email dated 1 February 2014 to request official
information.

The Ministry is pleased to provide by responding with a cover letter to
answer your request on the numbers and costs of hemipelvectomies, pelvic
restoration and spinal fusion.        

Once again Mr Body, thank you.

Kind regards,
Mary Kearns

Mary Kearns
Group Administrator
Classification and Terminology
National Collections and Reporting
Information Group
National Health Board
Ministry of Health
DDI: 04 816 2830
Mobile:

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From: Dave Body

Dear Ministry of Health,

Thanks for replying to this request

Yours faithfully,

Dave Body

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