Principal Procedure Code & Name Volume Percent Cumulative
82.01—EXPLORATION OF TENDON SHEATH OF HAND
5,997
30.37
30.37
82.02—MYOTOMY OF HAND
32
0.16
30.53
82.03—BURSOTOMY OF HAND
4
0.02
30.55
82.04—INCISION AND DRAINAGE OF PALMAR OR THENAR SPACE
30
0.15
30.70
82.09—OTHER INCISION OF SOFT TISSUE OF HAND
265
1.34
32.04
82.11—TENOTOMY OF HAND
462
2.34
34.38
82.12—FASCIOTOMY OF HAND
211
1.07
35.45
82.19—OTHER DIVISION OF SOFT TISSUE OF HAND
24
0.12
35.57
82.21—EXCISION OF LESION OF TENDON SHEATH OF HAND
5,524
27.97
63.54
82.22—EXCISION OF LESION OF MUSCLE OF HAND
49
0.25
63.79
82.29—EXCISION OF OTHER LESION OF SOFT TISSUE OF HAND
710
3.60
67.39
82.31—BURSECTOMY OF HAND
6
0.03
67.42
82.32—EXCISION OF TENDON OF HAND FOR GRAFT
13
0.07
67.48
82.33—OTHER TENONECTOMY OF HAND
857
4.34
71.82
82.34—EXCISION OF MUSCLE OR FASCIA OF HAND FOR GRAFT
9
0.05
71.87
82.35—OTHER HAND FASCIECTOMY
1,324
6.70
78.57
82.36—OTHER MYECTOMY OF HAND
25
0.13
78.70
82.39—OTHER EXCISION OF SOFT TISSUE OF HAND
34
0.17
78.87
82.41—SUTURE OF TENDON SHEATH OF HAND
60
0.30
79.17
82.42—DELAYED SUTURE OF FLEXOR TENDON OF HAND
167
0.85
80.02
82.43—DELAYED SUTURE OF OTHER TENDON OF HAND
203
1.03
81.05
82.44—OTHER SUTURE OF FLEXOR TENDON OF HAND
656
3.32
84.37
82.45—OTHER SUTURE OF OTHER TENDON OF HAND
1,055
5.34
89.71
82.46—SUTURE OF MUSCLE OR FASCIA OF HAND
62
0.31
90.02
82.51—ADVANCEMENT OF TENDON OF HAND
38
0.19
90.22
82.52—RECESSION OF TENDON OF HAND
1
0.00
89.70
82.53—REATTACHMENT OF TENDON OF HAND
11
0.06
90.27
82.54—REATTACHMENT OF MUSCLE OF HAND
2
0.01
90.28
82.55—OTHER CHANGE IN HAND MUSCLE OR TENDON LENGTH
38
0.19
90.48
82.56—OTHER HAND TENDON TRANSFER OR TRANSPLANTATION
276
1.40
91.87
82.57—OTHER HAND TENDON TRANSPOSITION
123
0.62
92.50
82.58—OTHER HAND MUSCLE TRANSFER OR TRANSPLANTATION
7
0.04
92.53
82.59—OTHER HAND MUSCLE TRANSPOSITION
4
0.02
92.55
82.61—POLLICIZATION OPERATION CARRYING OVER NERVES AND BLOOD SUPPLY
10
0.05
92.60
82.69—OTHER RECONSTRUCTION OF THUMB
26
0.13
92.73
82.71—TENDON PULLEY RECONSTRUCTION
60
0.30
93.04
82.72—PLASTIC OPERATION ON HAND WITH GRAFT OF MUSCLE OR FASCIA
16
0.08
93.12
82.79—PLASTIC OPERATION ON HAND WITH OTHER GRAFT OR IMPLANT
144
0.73
93.85
82.81—TRANSFER OF FINGER, EXCEPT THUMB
13
0.07
93.91
82.82—REPAIR OF CLEFT HAND
2
0.01
93.92
82.83—REPAIR OF MACRODACTYLY
6
0.03
93.95
82.84—REPAIR OF MALLET FINGER
86
0.44
94.39
82.85—OTHER TENODESIS OF HAND
129
0.65
95.04
82.86—OTHER TENOPLASTY OF HAND
349
1.77
96.81
82.89—OTHER PLASTIC OPERATIONS ON HAND
62
0.31
97.12
82.91—LYSIS OF ADHESIONS OF HAND
492
2.49
99.62
82.92—ASPIRATION OF BURSA OF HAND
4
0.02
99.64
82.93—ASPIRATION OF OTHER SOFT TISSUE OF HAND
15
0.08
99.71
82.95—INJECTION OF THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE INTO TENDON OF HAND
45
0.23
99.94
82.96—OTHER INJECTION OF LOCALLY-ACTING THERAPEUTIC SUBSTANCE INTO SOFT TISSUE OF HAND
10
0.05
99.99
82.99—OTHER OPERATIONS ON MUSCLE, TENDON, AND FASCIA OF HAND
2
0.01
100.00
Total
19,749
100.00


Volume of Procedures
Number of Hospitals
Percent of Hospital Total
Cumulative Percent of Hospital Total
1
7
2.89
2.89
2
6
2.48
5.37
3
2
0.83
6.20
4
4
1.65
7.85
5
3
1.24
9.09
6
1
0.41
9.50
7
7
2.89
12.40
8
4
1.65
14.05
9
2
0.83
14.88
10
2
0.83
15.70
11
1
0.41
16.12
12
4
1.65
17.77
13
2
0.83
18.60
14
2
0.83
19.42
15
1
0.41
19.83
16
2
0.83
20.66
17
5
2.07
22.73
19
2
0.83
23.55
20
1
0.41
23.97
21
1
0.41
24.38
22
2
0.83
25.21
23
4
1.65
26.86
24
3
1.24
28.10
25
1
0.41
28.51
26
4
1.65
30.17
27
5
2.07
32.23
28
2
0.83
33.06
30
2
0.83
33.88
31
1
0.41
34.30
32
1
0.41
34.71
33
2
0.83
35.54
34
1
0.41
35.95
35
1
0.41
36.36
36
3
1.24
37.60
37
2
0.83
38.43
38
1
0.41
38.84
39
1
0.41
39.26
40
4
1.65
40.91
42
3
1.24
42.15
43
1
0.41
42.56
44
1
0.41
42.98
46
4
1.65
44.63
49
2
0.83
45.45
50
2
0.83
46.28
51
2
0.83
47.11
52
1
0.41
47.52
53
1
0.41
47.93
54
2
0.83
48.76
55
2
0.83
49.59
56
4
1.65
51.24
57
1
0.41
51.65
58
2
0.83
52.48
59
3
1.24
53.72
60
1
0.41
54.13
61
1
0.41
54.55
62
3
1.24
55.79
64
1
0.41
56.20
66
1
0.41
56.61
67
1
0.41
57.02
68
1
0.41
57.44
69
2
0.83
58.26
71
3
1.24
59.50
73
1
0.41
59.92
75
1
0.41
60.33
76
1
0.41
60.74
77
2
0.83
61.57
78
1
0.41
61.98
79
2
0.83
62.81
80
1
0.41
63.22
81
2
0.83
64.05
82
2
0.83
64.88
83
2
0.83
65.70
84
2
0.83
66.53
85
1
0.41
66.94
86
4
1.65
68.60
87
2
0.83
69.42
88
4
1.65
71.07
89
1
0.41
71.49
93
2
0.83
72.31
95
1
0.41
72.73
97
1
0.41
73.14
98
1
0.41
73.55
100
2
0.83
74.38
101
1
0.41
74.79
103
1
0.41
75.21
106
1
0.41
75.62
107
1
0.41
76.03
108
1
0.41
76.45
113
1
0.41
76.86
117
1
0.41
77.27
118
1
0.41
77.69
121
1
0.41
78.10
123
1
0.41
78.51
124
1
0.41
78.93
128
1
0.41
79.34
130
1
0.41
79.75
132
2
0.83
80.58
134
2
0.83
81.40
135
2
0.83
82.23
137
2
0.83
83.06
143
2
0.83
83.88
146
1
0.41
84.30
148
1
0.41
84.71
155
1
0.41
85.12
158
1
0.41
85.54
160
1
0.41
85.95
166
3
1.24
87.19
169
1
0.41
87.60
170
1
0.41
88.02
175
1
0.41
88.43
176
1
0.41
88.84
179
1
0.41
89.26
188
1
0.41
89.67
189
1
0.41
90.08
192
1
0.41
90.50
195
1
0.41
90.91
199
1
0.41
91.32
206
1
0.41
91.74
210
1
0.41
92.15
214
1
0.41
92.56
217
1
0.41
92.98
219
1
0.41
93.39
220
1
0.41
93.80
223
1
0.41
94.21
226
1
0.41
94.63
230
1
0.41
95.04
245
1
0.41
95.45
297
1
0.41
95.87
318
1
0.41
96.28
319
1
0.41
96.69
323
1
0.41
97.11
324
1
0.41
97.52
360
1
0.41
97.93
367
1
0.41
98.35
378
1
0.41
98.76
407
1
0.41
99.17
584
1
0.41
99.59
603
1
0.41
100.00
Total
242
100.00
 
Volume of Procedures Number of Doctors Percent of Doctors Total Cumulative Percent of Doctors Total
1
532
31.95
31.95
2
221
13.27
45.23
3
136
8.17
53.39
4
100
6.01
59.40
5
79
4.74
64.14
6
59
3.54
67.69
7
52
3.12
70.81
8
44
2.64
73.45
9
29
1.74
75.20
10
23
1.38
76.58
11
20
1.20
77.78
12
27
1.62
79.40
13
19
1.14
80.54
14
21
1.26
81.80
15
20
1.20
83.00
16
11
0.66
83.66
17
10
0.60
84.26
18
11
0.66
84.92
19
12
0.72
85.65
20
8
0.48
86.13
21
3
0.18
86.31
22
10
0.60
86.91
23
6
0.36
87.27
24
12
0.72
87.99
25
14
0.84
88.83
26
7
0.42
89.25
27
8
0.48
89.73
28
6
0.36
90.09
29
3
0.18
90.27
30
3
0.18
90.45
31
2
0.12
90.57
32
3
0.18
90.75
33
3
0.18
90.93
34
4
0.24
91.17
35
7
0.42
91.59
36
1
0.06
91.65
37
5
0.30
91.95
38
2
0.12
92.07
39
1
0.06
92.13
40
3
0.18
92.31
41
3
0.18
92.49
43
4
0.24
92.73
44
2
0.12
92.85
45
3
0.18
93.03
46
2
0.12
93.15
47
5
0.30
93.45
48
4
0.24
93.69
49
4
0.24
93.93
50
2
0.12
94.05
51
1
0.06
94.11
52
2
0.12
94.23
53
5
0.30
94.53
54
3
0.18
94.71
55
1
0.06
94.77
57
3
0.18
94.95
58
3
0.18
95.14
59
1
0.06
95.20
60
3
0.18
95.38
61
1
0.06
95.44
62
2
0.12
95.56
63
4
0.24
95.80
64
1
0.06
95.86
65
1
0.06
95.92
66
1
0.06
95.98
67
1
0.06
96.04
68
2
0.12
96.16
69
1
0.06
96.22
70
7
0.42
96.64
71
3
0.18
96.82
74
2
0.12
96.94
75
3
0.18
97.12
76
1
0.06
97.18
78
3
0.18
97.36
79
3
0.18
97.54
81
1
0.06
97.60
82
2
0.12
97.72
83
1
0.06
97.78
87
1
0.06
97.84
91
1
0.06
97.90
93
2
0.12
98.02
94
1
0.06
98.08
96
1
0.06
98.14
103
1
0.06
98.20
104
2
0.12
98.32
105
1
0.06
98.38
109
1
0.06
98.44
112
1
0.06
98.50
115
1
0.06
98.56
119
1
0.06
98.62
122
1
0.06
98.68
123
2
0.12
98.80
127
1
0.06
98.86
128
2
0.12
98.98
132
1
0.06
99.04
139
1
0.06
99.10
146
2
0.12
99.22
150
2
0.12
99.34
154
1
0.06
99.40
164
1
0.06
99.46
166
1
0.06
99.52
167
1
0.06
99.58
169
1
0.06
99.64
176
1
0.06
99.70
179
1
0.06
99.76
180
1
0.06
99.82
192
1
0.06
99.88
259
1
0.06
99.94
316
1
0.06
100.00
Total
1,665
100.00
 

Hospitals Volume
Percentiles
Volumes
Four Smallest Volumes
1%
1
1
5%
2
1
10%
7
1
Hospitals(Obs.)
242
25%
22
1
Sum of Wgt.
242
1
50%
56
Mean
81.60744
Four Largest Volumes
Std. Dev.
91.20429
75%
103
378
90%
189
407
Variance
8,318.223
95%
230
584
Skewness
2.482553
99%
407
603
Kurtosis
11.56161
 
Doctors Volume
Percentiles
Volumes
Four Smallest Volumes
1%
1
1
5%
1
1
10%
1
1
Doctors(Obs.)
1,665
25%
1
1
Sum of Wgt.
1,665
1
50%
3
Mean
11.72432
Four Largest Volumes
Std. Dev.
25.02446
75%
9
180
90%
28
192
Variance
626.2238
95%
58
259
Skewness
4.811257
99%
132
316
Kurtosis
35.12494




 
 

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