Table 6. Medicare Beneficiaries: Average Percent Reduction of Submitted Charges for Assigned and Unassigned Services by Physician Specialty, 1975.
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| Physician Specialty | All Charges | Assigned Charges | Unassigned Charges | All Charges | Assigned Charges | Unassigned Charges |
| All Physicians | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.2 | 19.6 | 19.6 | 19.4 |
| General Practice | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.1 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 19.3 |
| Family Practice | 18.5 | 19.1 | 17.7 | 19.7 | 20.1 | 19.5 |
| Internal Medicine | 18.1 | 18.5 | 17.7 | 19.2 | 19.8 | 18.1 |
| Cardiovascular Disease | 19.3 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 20.2 | 22.0 | 17.7 |
| Dermatology | 17.4 | 18.9 | 15.8 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 15.9 |
| General Surgery | 18.8 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 20.3 | 21.4 | 18.0 |
| Otology/Rhinology/Laryngology | 20.0 | 20.1 | 19.9 | 19.6 | 20.4 | 18.6 |
| Ophthalmology | 17.0 | 17.0 | 16.8 | 18.2 | 19.0 | 17.1 |
| Orthopedic Surgery | 19.8 | 20.0 | 19.5 | 20.2 | 20.7 | 19.6 |
| Urology | 18.4 | 19.1 | 17.8 | 19.0 | 19.3 | 18.6 |
| Anesthesiology | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.7 | 23.4 | 23.1 | 23.9 |
| Pathology | 16.5 | 14.9 | 19.2 | 13.9 | 13.0 | 15.6 |
| Radiology | 15.0 | 13.9 | 16.2 | 14.9 | 14.2 | 15.9 |
| Chiropractor, Licensed | 13.3 | 12.7 | 13.3 | 14.5 | 14.8 | 13.6 |
| Podiatry | 20.5 | 22.5 | 16.9 | 22.8 | 24.4 | 16.9 |