Table 2.
Mean Total Medicare Spending for Beneficiaries with Serious Mental Illness (N = 38,005) Reported in the Summarized Cost and Use File, by Claims Redaction Status
| Beneficiaries with Claims Affected by the Redaction | Beneficiaries with No Redacted Claims | |
|---|---|---|
| Total Part A spending | $26,960.78 | $6,501.57 |
| Acute inpatient | $20,328.09 | $2,904.88 |
| Other inpatient | $16,923.21 | $1,797.92 |
| Skilled nursing facility | $18,710.96 | $941.89 |
| Home health | $5,092.92 | $817.01 |
| Hospice | N/A | $143.29 |
| Total Part B spending | $8,111.24 | $4,786.12 |
| Hospital outpatient | $3,958.28 | $1,826.62 |
| Evaluation and management | $2,232.15 | $941.78 |
| Other Part B carrier services | $1,841.09 | $333.18 |
| Laboratory or test | $1,010.26 | $287.79 |
| Physician office | $830.11 | $438.48 |
| Other procedures | $806.71 | $389.99 |
| Imaging | $464.03 | $174.12 |
| Anesthesia | $460.81 | $55.31 |
| Part B drugs | $299.12 | $161.54 |
| Ambulatory surgical center | * | * |
| Dialysis | * | * |
| Durable medical equipment | * | * |
There were no beneficiaries whose claims for hospice care were affected by the redaction.
*Cell sizes with counts less than 11 were suppressed in accordance with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid guidelines.