AHIP: Annual Cost of Top 5 Low-value Clinical Services

1. Diagnostic Testing and Imaging Before Low-Risk Surgery: $9.5 billion
2. Vitamin D Screening Tests: $800 million
3. Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing for Men 75+: $44 million
4. Imaging for Low-Back Pain within 6 Weeks of Onset: $500 million
5. Branded Drug Use when Chemically Equivalent Generics are Available: $14.7 billion

Notes: The Task Force on Low-Value Care estimates that these 5 low-value health care services account for more than $25 billion in avoidable annual expenditures.
Source: AHIP, April 2023
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