Definitive Healthcare, a data analytics company, analyzed claims for medical specialties filed between January and October.
Here is how oral and maxillofacial surgery stacks up against 24 other medical specialties that charge the most:
1. Cardiac surgery: $34,757
2. Nephrology: $24,646
3. Thoracic surgery: $23,101
4. Critical care: $13,674
5. Pediatric critical care: $12,884
6. Neonatal-perinatal medicine: $12,752
7. Neurosurgery: $11,807
8. Hematology: $10,592
9. Gynecological oncology: $9,520
10. Surgical oncology: $9,296
11. Hospital medicine: $9,178
12. General surgery: $8,681
13. Pediatric surgery: $8,181
14. Plastic and reconstructive surgery: $7,602
15. Pediatric oncology: $7,505
16. Medical oncology: $7,121
17. Colorectal surgery: $6,438
18. Interventional cardiology: $6,274
19. Cardiac electrophysiology: $5,430
20. Oncology: $5,028
21. Orthopedic surgery: $4,451
22. Vascular surgery: $4,338
23. Radiation oncology: $3,920
24. Oral and maxillofacial surgery: $3,883
25. Internal medicine: $3,602
