Cardiac surgeons are the physician specialty with the highest average charges, according to a November report from Definitive Healthcare.
The organization analyzed claims filed from January to October 2023.
Here are the 25 medical specialties that charge the most, followed by their average charge per provider.
- Cardiac surgery: $34,757
- Nephrology: $24,646
- Thoracic surgery: $23,101
- Critical care: $13,674
- Pediatric critical care: $12,884
- Neonatal-perinatal medicine: $12,752
- Neurosurgery: $11,807
- Hematology: $10,592
- Gynecological oncology: $9,520
- Surgical oncology: $9,296
- Hospital medicine: $9,178
- General surgery: $8,681
- Pediatric surgery: $8,181
- Plastic and reconstructive surgery: $7,602
- Pediatric oncology: $7,505
- Medical oncology: $7,121
- Colorectal surgery: $6,438
- Interventional cardiology: $6,274
- Cardiac electrophysiology: $5,430
- Oncology: $5,028
- Orthopedic surgery: $4,451
- Vascular surgery: $4,338
- Radiation oncology: $3,920
- Oral and maxillofacial surgery: $3,883
- Internal medicine: $3,602