Cardiac surgery has the highest average charges of 25 specialties, a Definitive Healthcare analysis found.
Definitive Healthcare, a healthcare analytics company, analyzed data from claims for medical specialties containing more than 100 providers on the Atlas All-Payor Claims platform. The claims were filed from January to October 2023.
Here are the top 25 physician specialties by highest average charges per provider:
|
Specialty |
Number of providers |
Average charges |
|
Cardiac surgery |
946 |
$34,757 |
|
Nephrology |
13,453 |
$24,646 |
|
Thoracic surgery |
2,689 |
$23,101 |
|
Critical care |
2,118 |
$13,674 |
|
Pediatric critical care |
2,626 |
$12,884 |
|
Neonatal-perinatal medicine |
7,722 |
$12,752 |
|
Neurosurgery |
5,609 |
$11,807 |
|
Hematology |
488 |
$10,592 |
|
Gynecological oncology |
814 |
$9,520 |
|
Surgical oncology |
492 |
$9,296 |
|
Hospital medicine |
43,266 |
$9,178 |
|
General surgery |
25,077 |
$8,681 |
|
Pediatric surgery |
1,059 |
$8,181 |
|
Plastic and reconstructive surgery |
5,979 |
$7,602 |
|
Pediatric oncology |
2,272 |
$7,505 |
|
Medical oncology |
2,015 |
$7,121 |
|
Colorectal surgery |
1,800 |
$6,438 |
|
Interventional cardiology |
282 |
$6,274 |
|
Cardiac electrophysiology |
2,450 |
$5,430 |
|
Oncology |
13,157 |
$5,028 |
|
Orthopedic surgery |
25,112 |
$4,451 |
|
Vascular surgery |
4,260 |
$4,338 |
|
Radiation oncology |
5,424 |
$3,920 |
|
Oral and maxillofacial surgery |
1,568 |
$3,883 |
|
Internal medicine |
87,558 |
$3,602 |