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Table 1 Categories used to generate the prospective payment based on diagnosis and surgical procedure in the Stockholm value-based reimbursement program (STHLM-VBRP)

From: A pain relieving reimbursement program? Effects of a value-based reimbursement program on patient reported outcome measures

Category

Diagnosis

Surgical procedure

A

Disc herniation

Discectomy

B1

Spinal stenosis

Decompression

B2

Spinal stenosis

Fusion

C

Segmental dysfunction

Fusion

D

Spondylolisthesis

Fusion