New Study Reveals Most Popular Hysterectomy Surgery May Be Harming Women

A new analysis by the Health Care Incentives Improvement Institute (HCI³) finds that abdominal hysterectomies, and laparoscopic ones in particular, come at a significantly higher cost for women than vaginal procedures.

HCI³ researchers analyzed a large dataset of regional claims among commercially insured plan members covering April 2012 through December 2014. The claims were grouped to evaluate the main routes to performing a hysterectomy—vaginally or abdominally—and for each of these routes, the two modes—laparoscopic or regular—to compare the costs and complications of each route and each mode. Read more about New Study Reveals Most Popular Hysterectomy Surgery May Be Harming Women.