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. 1980 Winter;1(3):49–73.

Table 10. Assigned Charges as a Percent of Total Charges from General Surgeons for the Aged, 1975.

Total Annual Charges per Beneficiary in 1975 Persons Charges Assigned Charges Assigned Charges as a Percent of Total Charges



Number Percent of Total Amount Percent of Total Amount Percent of Total

(in millions) (in millions)
TOTAL 1,899,700 100.0 $510 100.0 $282 100.0 55.3
$ 1-99 899,700 47.2 37 7.2 17 6.0 46.0
100-149 197,000 10.4 24 4.6 11 4.0 48.3
150-199 129,500 6.8 22 4.3 11 3.8 49.2
200-249 82,300 4.3 18 3.6 9 3.2 50.1
250-299 70,200 3.7 19 3.7 10 3.5 52.4
300-349 60,400 3.2 19 3.8 9 3.3 48.5
350-399 47,200 2.5 17 3.4 9 3.2 52.0
400-499 87,100 4.6 38 7.6 20 7.3 53.1
500-699 129,000 6.8 75 14.8 40 14.3 53.6
700-999 92,200 4.9 76 14.9 42 15.0 55.7
1,000-1,499 64,800 3.4 77 15.0 45 16.3 59.2
1,500-1,999 22,900 1.2 39 7.6 22 7.9 57.5
2,000-2,499 8,800 0.5 19 3.8 13 4.6 67.0
2,500 + 8,600 0.5 29 5.7 22 7.6 73.4