UVA/UVB Phototherapy - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Dermatology-venereology	100.00%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	8,422
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	72.73
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2021	96.66%
Percentage of outpatient care	99.84%
POPULATION
Median age	54 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.45
Percentage of women	51.67%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.85
TRENDS
Trend 2012-2022	-6.11%
Trend 2012-2019	-5.04%
Trend 2019-2022	-8.55%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2012-2014	58.12
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022	52.19
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.84
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	7.04
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	2,734,166 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	0.24 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	2.00
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	6.67
Average cost of interventions	324.63 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
532416 532420	Traitement général par photochimiothérapie ou photothérapie avec UVA et/ou UVB dans une cabine d'irradiation sous contrôle continu de l'intensité UVA et/ou UVB (en mW/cm²), et avec protocole mentionnant la dose d'UVA et/ou d'UVB administrée (en Joules/cm²) par séance et cumulativement, par séance	01-04-1985
532512 532523	Traitement local (une ou plusieurs régions) par photochimiothérapie ou photothérapie avec UVA et/ou UVB avec dosimétrie, par séance	01-04-1985