Core-Needle and Surgical Breast Biopsy: Comparison of Three Methods of Assessing Cost1
Jeffrey H. Burkhardt, PhD and
Jonathan H. Sunshine, PhD
1 From the Research Department, American College of Radiology, 1891 Preston White Dr, Reston, VA 20191-4397. Received April 3, 1998; revision requested June 29; final revision received November 18; accepted January 7, 1999. Supported in part by National Cancer Institute grant U01CA62462 and in part by the American College of Radiology. Address reprint requests to J.H.B.

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Figure 1. Graph shows a comparison of actual payments and billed charges for surgical and core-needle biopsies.
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