The Payer and Patient Cost Burden of Open Breast Conserving Procedures Following Percutaneous Breast Biopsy

Objectives: Percutaneous core-needle biopsy (PCNB) is the standard of care to biopsy and diagnose suspicious breast lesions. Dependent on histology, many patients require additional open procedures for definitive diagnosis and excision. This study estimated the payer and patient out-of-pocket (OOP)...

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Main Authors: Chloe C Kimball, Christine I Nichols, Joshua G Vose
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-06-01
Series:Breast Cancer: Basic and Clinical Research
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1178223418777766