Table 1 Mean and Median Counts of Indicators of Overuse Across Regions, 2010 months 1–6 (N = 422 regions)

Stress echocardiography in symptomatic or ischemic equivalent acute chest pain^a

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Laminectomy or spinal fusion

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Hysterectomy for benign disease

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Fiberoptic laryngoscopy for sinusitis diagnosis^a

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Nasal endoscopy for sinusitis diagnosis^a

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Routine monitoring of digoxin in patients with congestive heart failure

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EEG monitoring in individuals presenting with syncope^a

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Serological tests for Helicobacter pylori

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MRI in adults with mild traumatic brain injury^a

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PET, CT, and radionuclide bone scan in individuals with low-risk prostate cancer

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Traction for low back pain

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Screening for asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis in the general adult population

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Preoperative chest radiography in the absence of a clinical suspicion^a

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Tumor marker studies in asymptomatic women with previously treated breast cancer

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Diagnostic tests, such as immunoglobulin testing, in the evaluation of allergy^a

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Sinus CT for uncomplicated acute rhinosinusitis^a

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MRI lumbar spine for low back pain^a

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Thorax CT use with and without contrast^a

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Abdomen CT use with and without contrast^a

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