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2023 Scorecard Statistics

August

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of August 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,823 / 25,098
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,823 / 13,401
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,700 / 11,696
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of July 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 6,767
  Total units at inspected facilities 18,863
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 12%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 87.1%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of August 1, 20231 39,831,282

July

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of July 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,834 / 25,025
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,833 / 13,391
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,682 / 11,632
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of July 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 6,162
  Total units at inspected facilities 17,184
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 12%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 87%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of July 1, 20231 39,742,593

June

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of June 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,836 / 24,998
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,833 / 13,390
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,669 / 11,605
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of June 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 5,428
  Total units at inspected facilities 15,043
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 11.6%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 87.4%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of June 1, 20231 39,704,071

May

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of May 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,829/ 24,904
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,825/ 13,370
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,628/ 11,531
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of January 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 4,774
  Total units at inspected facilities 13,251
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 10.9%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 88.1%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of May 1, 20231 39,732,862

April

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of April 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,832/ 24,825
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,829/ 13,348
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,601/ 11,474
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of January 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 4,154
  Total units at inspected facilities 11,550
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 10.7%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 88.3%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of April 1, 20231 39,720,108

March 2023

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of March 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,821/ 24,710
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,812/ 13,332
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,547/ 11,375
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of January 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 3,450
  Total units at inspected facilities 9,514
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 10.9%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 88.1%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of March 1, 20231 39,519,987

February 2023

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of February 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,827/ 24,677
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,820/ 13,332
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,528/ 11,342
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of January 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 2,730
  Total units at inspected facilities 7,504
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1.1%
    Level 2 violation 11%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 87.9%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of February 1, 20231 39,522,741

January 2023

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of January 1, 2023  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,808 / 24,550
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,805 / 13,291
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,486 / 11,256
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of January 1, 2023  
  Facilities inspected 2,156
  Total units at inspected facilities 5,809
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1.2%
    Level 2 violation 11.4%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 87.4%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of January 1, 20231 39,611,162

1 This number is an aggregate of the total number of procedures performed annually as reported by facilities to their accreditation bodies at the time of their re-accreditation, which takes place once every three years. We have aggregated only the numbers reported by MQSA-certified, non-Veterans Hospital Administration facilities. The aggregate number may not reflect the current number of procedures performed at these facilities.

2Includes Full Field Digital Mammography and Computed Radiography Units.

3DBT - Digital Breast Tomosynthesis.

4Facilities with DBT also have FFDM so the DBT facilities count is included within the digital facilities count.

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