Tonsillectomy-Adenoidectomy - For a Healthy Belgium

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PROVIDERS & PRESCRIBERS
Main healthcare providers: Otorhinolaryngology	99.90%
Main prescribers: Not applicable	-
RATE OF USE
Average number of interventions (per year)	34,055
Standardised rate of use (per 100,000 insured persons)	294.07
≥ 2 occurences per patient 2021	1.09%
Percentage of outpatient care	86.77%
POPULATION
Median age	5 years
Max/min ratio of the median age (by district)	1.25
Percentage of women	48.54%
Ratio Preferential scheme/General scheme	0.85
TRENDS
Trend 2012-2022	-3.53%
Trend 2012-2019	-4.36%
Trend 2019-2022	-1.58%
GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATIONS
Coefficient of variation 2012-2014	20.19
Coefficient of variation 2020-2022	21.44
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by region)	1.62
Max/min ratio of number of interventions (per 100,000 insured persons, by district)	2.55
DIRECT EXPENDITURE
Average annual expenditure	4,164,164 €
Average annual expenditure per insured person	0.36 €
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person (by region)	1.64
Max/min ratio of expenditure per insured person(by district)	2.60
Average cost of interventions	122.28 €

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CODES	LABEL	CREATION	DELETION
183993 184004	Ensemble des dispositifs médicaux utilisés lors des prestations 257390-257401 ou 256491- 256502 de la nomenclature, pour une amygdalectomie intra-capsulaire	01-09-2022
256476 256480	Electrocoagulation ou traitement au laser des amygdales, en plusieurs séances, traitement complet	01-04-1985
256491 256502	Amygdalectomie avec adénoïdectomie chez l'enfant n'ayant pas atteint le jour anniversaire de ses dix-huit ans	01-04-1985
256513 256524	Adénoïdectomie	01-04-1985
256535 256546	Amygdalectomie, avec ou sans adénoïdectomie, chez l'adulte, c'est-à-dire la personne qui a atteint ou dépassé le jour anniversaire de ses dix-huit ans	01-04-1985
257390 257401	Amygdalectomie à la dissection	01-04-1985