Answers
Plain-language answers for trauma and acute care surgeons, grounded in the 11,215 general surgery and trauma disputes CMS published for 2023 through 2025.
The trauma surgery IDR record
11,215 disputes, an 85.3 percent win rate, $18,991 median awards, and a record most trauma surgeons have never used.
Read the answerCan trauma surgeons use IDR?
No consent forms, no sorting: trauma work qualifies by definition, and only the payer type or a missed window excludes a claim.
Read the answerEmergency surgery IDR eligibility
The prudent layperson standard, the stabilization arc, and the business-day windows that quietly decide every claim.
Read the answerFor questions beyond this site, such as which claims are eligible or how the arbitration itself unfolds, see the Lido IDR answers library. The full dispute record is explorable at idrexplorer.com.
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Bring your payer mix and rough out-of-network volume to a 30 minute call. We will sort what is eligible and show you what similar providers are winning. Talk to an IDR specialist.