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Table 2 Trends of all CTs, uncoded and self-paid CT during 2010–2017, stratified by patient settings

From: Letter to the editor: “Utilization of CT and MRI scanning in Taiwan, 2000–2017”

Setting

2010

2011

2013

2015

2017

Trend

Emergency

      

All CTs

8694

10,073

10,401

12,654

12,317

*

Rate (per 1000)a

125

142

156

185

199

*

Uncoded (n, %)b

373 (4)

519 (5)

688 (7)

1022 (8)

1234 (10)

*

Self-pay (n, %)b

11 (0)

9 (0)

5 (0)

9 (0)

23 (0)

 

Difference (%)c

4.4

5.2

6.7

8.1

10.2

*

Inpatients

      

All CTs

3963

4223

3871

3824

3060

#

Rate (per 1000)a

90

96

90

83

76

#

Uncoded (n, %)b

45 (1)

38 (1)

50 (1)

50 (1)

48 (2)

*

Self-pay (n, %)b

5 (0)

3 (0)

8 (0)

14 (0)

7 (0)

 

Difference (%)c

1.3

1

1.5

1.7

1.8

*

Outpatients

      

All CTs

11,319

12,179

13,626

15,168

14,039

*

Rate (per 1000)a

26

28

32

34

37

*

Uncoded (n, %)b

3 (0)

2 (0)

5 (0)

1 (0)

11 (0)

 

Self-pay (n, %)b

351 (3)

457 (4)

614 (5)

917 (6)

1219 (9)

*

Difference (%)c

3.1

3.8

4.5

6.1

8.8

*

  1. *Significant increasing trend
  2. #Significant decreasing trend
  3. aThe denominator of rates were the number of patient visits in the corresponding setting
  4. bThe denominator of percentages were the number of all CTs in the corresponding setting
  5. cThe calculation of difference was the number of CTs not in claim records divided by the number of all CTs in the corresponding setting