Thyroid ultrasound - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Radiology	78.93%
Main prescribers: General practitioners	34.88%
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	205,985
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	1,778.73
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2021	11.32%
Percentage of outpatient care	95.67%
POPULATION
Median age	54 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.25
Percentage of women	72.72%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	1.16
TRENDS
Trend 2012-2022	1.27%
Trend 2012-2019	1.59%
Trend 2019-2022	0.54%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2012-2014	46.73
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022	35.49
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.97
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	3.38
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	5,503,752 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	0.48 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.96
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	3.34
Average cost of interventions	26.72 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
460095 460106	Echographie bidimensionnelle avec protocole écrit et support iconographique issu d'un traitement digital des données, quel que soit le nombre d'échogrammes : Du cou	01-06-1991
469350 469361	Echographie bidimensionnelle avec protocole écrit et support iconographique issu d'un traitement digital des données quel que soit le nombre d'échogrammes : Du cou	01-04-2003