Table 3.

Mean Monthly Cost (Standardized to 1999 Dollars) of Medical Services per Patient by Physician Experience Level (N = 197)

	Physician Experience Level Mean $/Mo (95 % CI)
Medical Service*	Least	Moderate	Most
Laboratory†	29 (25 to 32)	38 (34 to 43)	35 (32 to 37)
Radiology†	61 (36 to 95)	78 (58 to 102)	47 (38 to 58)
Pharmacy‡	166 (148 to 186)	274 (253 to 294)	265 (251 to 283)
Total‡	256 (218 to 296)	390 (361 to 421)	347 (326 to 371)

^*P values are reported for all pair-wise comparisons between physician experience levels within each category of service.

^†Denotes P < .01.

^‡Denotes P < .001.

CI, confidence interval.