Table 2.
Change in the Mean Cost per Discharge for Imaging and Other Advanced Technological Diagnostic Services, 2001–2006*
| Service Codes | All Discharges | Medical Discharges | Surgical Discharges | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percentage of Discharges with at Least One of the Revenue Codes in 2006 | Percentage Change in Mean Dollars | Change in Mean Dollars | Percentage of the Total Change in Mean Dollars | Percentage of Discharges with at Least One of the Revenue Codes in 2006 | Percentage Change in Mean Dollars | Change in Mean Dollars | Percentage of the Total Change in Mean Dollars | Percentage of Discharges with at Least One of the Revenue Codes in 2006 | Percentage Change in Mean Dollars | Change in Mean Dollars | Percentage of the Total Change in Mean Dollars | |
| 0320×Radiology-diagnostic | 72.1% | 4.1% | $5 | 0.2% | 73.5% | −6.1% | −$6 | −0.6% | 68.8% | 17.5% | $27 | 0.7% |
| 0340×Nuclear medicine | 7.1% | 3.1% | $1 | 0.0% | 7.8% | −1.1% | $0 | 0.0% | 5.4% | 25.7% | $4 | 0.1% |
| 0350×CT scan | 32.6% | 52.9% | $63 | 3.3% | 36.7% | 46.6% | $60 | 6.2% | 23.2% | 72.2% | $72 | 1.7% |
| 0400×Imaging Services | 12.7% | 19.0% | $3 | 0.1% | 13.4% | 16.7% | $2 | 0.3% | 11.2% | 25.9% | $3 | 0.1% |
| 0610×Magnetic resonance technology (MRT) | 7.0% | 59.4% | $19 | 1.0% | 8.0% | 49.9% | $20 | 2.0% | 4.6% | 111.1% | $19 | 0.5% |
| 0730×EKG|ECG | 56.0% | 2.2% | $1 | 0.1% | 57.1% | 0.1% | $0 | 0.0% | 53.3% | 7.1% | $3 | 0.1% |
| 0740×EEG | 3.1% | 42.0% | $3 | 0.2% | 3.5% | 42.4% | $3 | 0.4% | 1.9% | 41.2% | $2 | 0.1% |
*
2001 costs have been inflation-adjusted to 2006 dollars.
CT, computed tomography; ECG and EKG, electrocardiography; EEG, electroencephalography.