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AHIP: Annual Cost of Top 5 Low-value Clinical Services
Submitted by Charlene Ice on Thu, 05/18/2023 - 14:34
- Diagnostic Testing and Imaging Before Low-Risk Surgery: $9.5 billion
- Vitamin D Screening Tests: $800 million
- Prostate-Specific Antigen Testing for Men 75+: $44 million
- Imaging for Low-Back Pain within 6 Weeks of Onset: $500 million
- 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
Source URL: https://www.ahip.org/resources/more-for-your-health-care-dol...
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