Table 1.
Queries by category of servicea | Unique pageviews from 2011 to 2013 (N = 30 581) |
Price range of illustrative service for uninsured patient in that category across state in 2011 |
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No. | % | Illustrative example of service in category | Range of prices across providers ($) (10th percentile, 90th percentile) | % difference between 90th vs 10th percentile | |
Outpatient Office Visit | 6858 | 22 | Basic Office Visit, 18-49 years old | 62, 116 | 87 |
MRI-CT | 5394 | 18 | MRI–Knee | 1614, 2592 | 61 |
Emergency Room Visit | 3740 | 12 | Emergency Room Visit | 217, 977 | 350 |
Other Radiology—Mammogram, Ultrasound, Bone Density | 3200 | 10 | Mammogram | 327, 537 | 64 |
Colonoscopy | 2538 | 8 | Colonoscopy | 2364, 4023 | 70 |
Plain Film X-Ray | 2133 | 7 | Chest X-Ray | 390, 643 | 65 |
Orthopedic Surgery | 1784 | 6 | Arthroscopic Knee Surgery | 7564, 12 498 | 65 |
Obstetric Care | 1536 | 5 | Vaginal Birth and New Baby | 8224, 14 426 | 75 |
Hernia Repair | 847 | 3 | Hernia Repair | 5162, 11 929 | 131 |
Cholecystectomy | 774 | 3 | Cholecystectomy | 10 404, 17 228 | 66 |
Tonsillectomy | 523 | 2 | Tonsillectomy With Adenoidectomy | 5139, 9685 | 88 |
Breast Biopsy | 473 | 2 | Breast Biopsy | 3582, 10 112 | 182 |
Kidney Stone Removal | 438 | 1 | Kidney Stone Removal | 8520, 21 085 | 147 |
Dermatologic Problem | 343 | 1 | Destruction of Skin Lesion | 428, 911 | 113 |
Note. Web site was updated in June of 2014. Currently not all outpatient visits and procedures can be queried. The full list of queries will be re-introduced in several months. MRI = magnetic resonance imaging; CT = computed tomography.
The services are grouped into categories. Individual queries are more detailed (e.g., Head CT with and without contrast).