Breast reduction - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Plastical surgery	97.85%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	3,680
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	62.37
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2021	96.84%
Percentage of outpatient care	7.20%
POPULATION
Median age	40 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	2.62
Percentage of women	100.00%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.88
TRENDS
Trend 2012-2022	0.34%
Trend 2012-2019	-0.77%
Trend 2019-2022	2.99%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2012-2014	27.99
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022	21.46
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.33
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	2.91
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	2,958,931 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	0.50 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.29
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	2.90
Average cost of interventions	804.07 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
251613 251624	Plastie de réduction d'un sein pour hypertrophie mammaire entraînant une gêne fonctionnelle	01-04-1985
251635 251646	Plastie de réduction d'un sein	01-04-1985