Since the introduction of the G-DRG-system in Germany, all in-patient cases are reimbursed via the DRG-system and are encrypted with OPS codes. Using publicly available data sources the authors analyze based on the OPS-codeshow robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) has developed in Germany in the period from 2006 to 2021. With over 60,000 robotic-assisted surgeries per year performed in more than 200 hospitals, robotic-assisted surgery has become a relevant and increasingly important part of surgical therapies in Germany.
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