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Canada US Population30 35.8 million 320.9 million Uninsured (% of total population)56 ~0%b 10% Average life expectancy (yr)26 82.1 78.7 Per capita health care spending25,27 $4734 $9994 Total health care25,27 $170 billion $3.2 trillion GDP25,57 $1.6 trillion $18.1 trillion Total health care spending (% of GDP)25,57 11.4 17.7 - Table 2:
Examples of differing procedure codes and professional reimbursement for an unenhanced CT of the head in the 10 provinces of Canada12–18,59–61
Province Fee Code Professional Fee (CaD$) British Columbia 08690 44.88 Albertaa Saskatchewanb Manitoba 7113 49.15 Ontario X400 43.25 Quebec 08259 33.40 New Brunswick 3166 67.00 Nova Scotia 1105 42.33 Prince Edward Island 8925 83.16 Newfoundland and Labrador 73800 55.53 Scans Canada US Total CT use (hospital + ambulatory + other) Total No. (MM) 5.68 82 Per 1000 people 156.6 253.8 Per scanner 10,561.9 6062.8 CT use CT in hospital setting Total No. (MM) 5.61 65.7 Per 1000 people 154.4 203.3 Per scanner 8973.8a 7373.7 CT in ambulatory care setting Total No. 79,261 16.3 MM Per 1000 people 2.2 50.4 Per scanner 2735.3a 3532 Note:—MM indicates million.
↵a Data were obtained in 2012. Remainder are from 2015.
Scans Canada US Total MRI use (hospital + ambulatory + other) Total No. (MM) 2.03 39 Per 1000 people 55.9 120.7 Per scanner 5946.9 3287 MRI use MRI in hospital setting Total No. (MM) 1.8 16.5 Per 1000 people 49.4 51.1 Per scanner 6485.6a 3064.1 MRI in ambulatory care setting Total No. 234,308 22.5 MM Per 1000 people 6.5 69.6 Per scanner 3170.9a 3471.2 ↵a Data were obtained in 2012. Remainder are from 2015.
CT Procedure Categories Total CT Procedure (MM) % of All CT Procedures % of CT Sites Performing Spine 6.4 8% 87% Brain 15.3 19% 94% Head and neck 7.2 9% 90% Total neuro CT procedure 28.9 36% Total CT procedures 82 100% Note:—Neuro indicates neurologic; MM, million.
Scans/1000 People Neuro CT All CT Neuro MRI All MRI Canada 31a 156.6 14.2c 55.9 US 96.4b 253.8 65.2d 120.7 Note:—Neuro indicates neurologic.
↵a According to the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, total neurologic CT examinations were 19.8% of all CT examinations in 2017.
↵b Based on the Medical Information Division benchmark report, total neurologic (spine, brain, and head and neck) CT examinations were 36% of all CT examinations in 2016.
↵c According to the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies in Health, total neurologic MRI examinations were 25.4% of all MR imaging examinations in 2017.
↵d Based on the Medical Information Division benchmark report, total neurologic (spine, brain, and head and neck) CT examinations were 54% of all MR imaging examinations in 2016.
MRI Procedure Categories Total MRI Procedures (MM) % of All MRI Procedures % of MRI Sites Performing Spine 9.5 24% 99% Brain (nonvascular) 8.8 22% 97% Head and neck 3.0 8% 84% Total neuro MRI procedure 21.3 54% Total MRI procedures 39 100% Note:—MM indicates million.
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