Yuko Tanaka, Eisuke Inage, Megumi Matsumoto, Yayoi Murano, Akifumi Endo, Yosuke Nakabayashi, Susumu Yokoya, Itaru Iwama, Yasuyuki Suzuki, Shoichi Oyama, Yosuke Baba, Takahiro Kudo, Yoshikazu Ohtsuka, Toshiaki Shimizu
BACKGROUND: Sedating children for magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) requires special consideration. The 2018 revision of social insurance allows additional fees to be calculated for pediatric MRIs performed under sedation in Japan. The number and trend of actual claims since this addition was established is unknown. METHODS: To analyze the claims of additional fees for pediatric sedated MRI imaging after fiscal year (FY) 2018, the actual claims of the addition in inpatient and outpatient practice was analyzed using publicly-available data from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW)...
March 21, 2023: Pediatrics International: Official Journal of the Japan Pediatric Society