Comparing US and Canadian physician fees for selected procedures
Specialty	Procedure	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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