Top 50 Physician Service Codes From Alberta Alternative Relationship Plans

Annual statistics detail the top 50 health service codes based on physician service events submitted by Alternative Relationship Plans (ARPs) under the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan. The data is compiled by Alberta Health and published in the annual Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan Statistical Supplement report. The dataset is updated yearly, with the latest metadata indicating an update in April 2026.

Use Cases

• Analyze the frequency distribution of top service codes to identify the most common medical procedures billed by ARP physicians.
• Track changes in the ranking of specific health service codes across annual report publications to observe trends in medical practice.
• Compare service code utilization reported by Alternative Relationship Plans against fee-for-service data to study differences in care delivery models.

Strengths

• Data is published annually, providing a consistent time series for trend analysis.
• Focuses on the top 50 service codes, offering a curated view of high-volume medical services.
• Produced by the authoritative Government of Alberta organization responsible for health insurance.

Limitations

• The specific number of rows, columns, and sample data are unavailable, limiting assessment of granularity.
• Data is limited to physicians under Alternative Relationship Plans, not representing all Alberta physicians.
• The dataset is an Excel version of a report table, which may lack the underlying raw transaction data.

Provenance

Source

Government of Alberta | Gouvernement de l'Alberta.

Collection Method

Aggregated from physician service events submitted by Alternative Relationship Plans (ARPs) to the Alberta Health Care Insurance Plan (AHCIP).

Time Range

Annual coverage, specific years not provided.

Freshness

Updated annually.

Geography

Alberta, Canada.