Table. Trends in Spending and Insurance Coverage for Acupuncturist Visits in the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2010-2019a.
| Year | No. of unique visits with an acupuncturistb | Mean (95% CI) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Annual amount paid for acupuncturist visits, $c | Share of acupuncturist visits with any insurance coverage, % | Proportion paid out of pocket for acupuncturist visits, % | |||
| Total | Out of pocket | ||||
| 2010-2011 | 1052 | 593.00 (460.29-725.70) | 375.51 (286.12-464.90) | 41.1 (38.1-44.0) | 66.9 (64.4-69.3) |
| 2012-2013 | 1665 | 588.45 (454.96-721.95) | 286.54 (228.34-344.74) | 43.9 (41.5-46.3) | 58.2 (55.9-60.4) |
| 2014-2015 | 2090 | 583.58 (494.66-672.50) | 314.27 (254.86-373.69) | 43.4 (41.3-45.5) | 61.0 (59.2-62.9) |
| 2016-2017 | 2205 | 728.31 (593.47-863.16) | 358.58 (276.28-440.89) | 47.8 (45.7-49.9) | 57.6 (55.7-59.4) |
| 2018-2019 | 2656 | 1021.57 (806.32-1236.82) | 554.26 (383.54-724.99) | 50.2 (48.3-52.1) | 57.5 (55.8-59.1) |
a
Data were adapted from Blewett et al.5
b
Visits with negative spending amounts were excluded.
c
Dollar amounts were adjusted for inflation to 2019 dollars using the health care consumer price index.