Here are three things to know.
1. The researchers used the 2014 Medicare Referring Provider Utilization for Procedures public-use file to obtain data on provider referrals for imaging.
2. In total, providers ordered 4,275,671 MSK extremity imaging examinations. Here are the specialties who most commonly ordered the imaging.
- Orthopedic surgery: 37.6 percent
- Internal medicine: 20.2 percent
- Family practice: 14.8 percent
- Emergency medicine: 7.9 percent
- Rheumatology: 5.7 percent
3. Orthopedic surgeons also more frequently ordered other imaging, including:
- MSK extremity CT: 33,465 examinations compared to 2,000 examinations for all other specialties combined
- MRI: 325,485 examinations compared to 20,000 examinations for all other specialties combined
- Radiography: 1,249,748 examinations compared to 850,000 examinations for all other specialties combined
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