
PHYSICIAN COST OF ENT CARE (DRS. GOODSON AND HANDLEY)
BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD OF ALABAMA PATIENTS ONLY
TIME FRAME 1/1/98 - 12/31/99
AVERAGE PER PATIENT COST OF ENT CARE

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TOTAL BLUE CROSS PATIENTS SEEN (BROOKWOOD ENT) | 8767 |
| AVERAGE PHYSICIAN COST PER PATIENT | $170 |
| ALL ALABAMA ENT'S AVERAGE COST PER PATIENT | $358 |
| DRS. GOODSON & HANDLEY'S COST AS % OF PEERS | 47% |
In fairness we see many newborns for hearing screening at the request of the child's pediatrician. This is a low cost test and it favorably impacts cost data. If these encounters are removed from the data:
AVERAGE PER PATIENT COST OF ENT CARE

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TOTAL BLUE CROSS PATIENTS SEEN (BROOKWOOD ENT) | 6336 |
| AVERAGE PHYSICIAN COST PER PATIENT | $224 |
| ALL ALABAMA ENT'S AVERAGE COST PER PATIENT | $358 |
| DRS. GOODSON & HANDLEY'S COST AS % OF PEERS | 63%
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