Table 1.

Medicare practice characteristic data reported for orthopedic surgery subspecialties, 2019

Subspecialty	Beneficiaries	Unique procedural codes	Services provided
Trauma	466.22*	98.4*	3637*
Sports medicine	529*	75.3	4221.7
Spine	387.3*	64.9*	1752.9*
Shoulder and elbow	517.6*	75.7	4235.6
Hand	570.51*	105.9*	3543.4*
Foot and ankle	458.4*	109.8*	2130.1*
Adult reconstruction and arthroplasty	482.4*	60.13*	3961.1*

*Significant difference from all other subspecialties (P < 0.05).