Table 5. Physicians' Services: Charges Under Medicare for Persons Aged 65 and Over for Selected Calendar Years 1971-1977 (amounts in billions) 1.
| 1971 | 1972 | 1976 | 1977 | |||||
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| Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | Amount | Percent | |
| Allowed Charges | $2.8 | 100.0% | $3.0 | 100.0% | $5.0 | 100.0% | $5.9 | 100.0% |
| Inpatient Hospital | 1.6 | 56.8 | 1.7 | 57.6 | 3.0 | 60.0 | 3.6 | 60.7 |
| Out-of-Hospital1 | 1.2 | 43.2 | 1.3 | 42.4 | 2.0 | 40.0 | 2.3 | 39.3 |
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Excludes outpatient hospital billing for physicians' services. Source: Current Medicare Surveys