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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