Table 1 Number of episodes and costs of episodes assigned to different specialties
From: Incorporating statistical uncertainty in the use of physician cost profiles
Specialty | Number of physicians | Median number of episodes assigned to physicians within specialty | Mean Costs per Episode ($) | Standard Deviation of Costs per Episode ($) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
All Specialties | 8689 | |||
Allergy and Immunology | 77 | 177 | 795 | 2936 |
Cardiology | 474 | 92.5 | 2300 | 13322 |
Cardiothoracic Surgery | 27 | 54 | 13488 | 34751 |
Dermatology | 311 | 680 | 260 | 685 |
Emergency Medicine | 521 | 97 | 768 | 2493 |
Endocrinology | 97 | 116 | 975 | 2601 |
Family/General Practice | 848 | 418.5 | 310 | 1447 |
Gastroenterology | 356 | 292.5 | 1114 | 2683 |
General Surgery | 407 | 142 | 2605 | 18993 |
Hematology/Oncology | 122 | 93.5 | 2838 | 13420 |
Infectious Diseases | 89 | 165 | 492 | 2160 |
Internal Medicine | 2158 | 392.5 | 379 | 2317 |
Nephrology | 111 | 67 | 1085 | 5131 |
Neurological Surgery | 62 | 55 | 6936 | 18639 |
Neurology | 249 | 108 | 1297 | 4605 |
Obstetrics and Gynecology | 756 | 346 | 958 | 3554 |
Ophthalmology | 421 | 326 | 358 | 913 |
Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery | 113 | 67 | 674 | 2097 |
Orthopedic Surgery | 451 | 140 | 2008 | 9667 |
Otolaryngology | 191 | 302 | 698 | 7164 |
Physical Medicine & Rehab | 70 | 74 | 1453 | 4586 |
Plastic Surgery | 101 | 119 | 1150 | 3869 |
Psychiatry | 97 | 50 | 2320 | 3904 |
Pulmonary & Critical Care | 203 | 120 | 856 | 5555 |
Rheumatology | 127 | 190 | 958 | 3958 |
Urology | 191 | 242 | 1473 | 5547 |
Vascular Surgery | 59 | 100 | 3223 | 14119 |