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Table 1 Average treatment costs (in Swiss Francs) per patient 2003-2007 across different medical care providers.

From: Supply sensitive services in Swiss ambulatory care: An analysis of basic health insurance records for 2003-2007

Type of provider

Nr of Cantonsa

Nr of physicians(% of total)

Average cost perpatient

Interquartile range

Extremal coefficientb

Primary Care

26

8149 (43%)

365.64

67.72

1.80

Gynecology

26

1249 (7%)

259.18

39.70

1.63

Pediatrics

25

972 (5%)

254.56

65.56

1.97

Non-invasive Specialists

26

2716 (14%)

498.19

196.36

4.11

Invasive Specialists

26

3039 (16%)

306.92

100.37

2.42

Psychiatrists

25

2986 (16%)

1398.94

417.51

2.84

  1. a Pediatricians and psychiatrists were located in 25 Cantons only
  2. b Ratio of canton with highest vs. canton with lowest cost