MD fees much higher in US /
La rémunération des médecins est beaucoup plus élevée aux États-Unis

 
Comparing US and Canadian physician fees for selected procedures
SpecialtyProcedure 1993 median US fee (converted to Can$) 1992 median Canadian fee
Internal medicine electrocardiogram $61 $16
flexible sigmoidoscopy 161 111
liver biopsy 323 61
Pediatrics circumcision of newborn 129 33
General surgery appendectomy 1290 251
cholecystectomy 1939 421
inguinal hernia 1256 262
partial gastrectomy without vagotomy 2734 593
radical mastectomy 2322 437
excision of breast tumour 710 110
Orthopedic surgery Colles' fracture 703 118
hip arthroplasty 5418 654
knee arthroplasty 5343 580
Thoracic/cardiovascular valve replacement 6450 1227
coronary bypass (more than 1) 7077 1628
Plastic surgery rhinoplasty 3870 404
mammoplasty unilateral* reduction 3870* 424
mammoplasty unilateral* augmentation 5805* 255
blepharoplasty 1935 191
Neurosurgery craniotomy for evacuation of hematoma 4663 728
laminectomy 4515 578
Obstetrics/gynecology complete care, normal delivery 2580 437**
complete care, cesarean delivery 3096 507**
dilation and curretage 738 81
abdominal hysterectomy 2834 399
US fees converted to Canadian currency using 1993 monetary exchange data
*US fees are for bilateral mammoplasty
** Canadian fees are estimated based on delivery plus pre- and post-natal visits
Sources: US fees from 1993 Continuing Survey, Medical Economics
Canadian fees from 1992 Payment Schedule Comparison, Canadian Institute for Health Information

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| CMAJ March 15, 1997 (vol 156, no 6) / JAMC le 15 mars 1997 (vol 156, no 6) |