U.S. flag An official website of the United States government

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
  1. Home
  2. Radiation-Emitting Products
  3. Mammography Quality Standards Act and Program
  4. MQSA Insights
  5. 2022 Scorecard Statistics
  1. MQSA Insights

2022 Scorecard Statistics

December

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of December 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,816 / 24,478
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,812 / 13,269
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,457 / 11,206
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of December 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 1,430
  Total units at inspected facilities 3,808
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 11.3%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 87.7%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of December 1, 20221 39,653,914

November

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2022 8,790
Certification statistics, as of November 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,804 / 24,390
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,797 / 13,236
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,422 / 11,151
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of November 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 653
  Total units at inspected facilities 1,698
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 0.9%
    Level 2 violation 9.5%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 89.6%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of November 1, 20221 39,641,865

October

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of October 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,790 / 24,286
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,785 / 13,207
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,372 / 11,076
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of September 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 8,200
  Total units at inspected facilities 22,216
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 12.4%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.6%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of September 1, 20221 39,589,679

September

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of September 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,782 / 24,243
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,775 / 13,204
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,346  / 11,036
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of September 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 7,431
  Total units at inspected facilities 20,158
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1%
    Level 2 violation 12.6%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.4%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of September 1, 20221 39,530,354

August

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of August 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,788 / 24,202
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,779 / 13,206
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,317 / 10,993
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of August 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 6,526
  Total units at inspected facilities 17,788
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1.1%
    Level 2 violation 12.5%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.5%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of August 1, 20221 39,450,489

July 2022

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of July 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,781 / 24,122
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,770 / 13,180
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,282 / 10,939
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of July 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 5,897
  Total units at inspected facilities 16,118
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation 1.1%
    Level 2 violation 12.5%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.4%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of July 1, 20221 39,329,133

June 2022

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of June 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,775 / 24,099
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,767 / 13,189
  Certified facilities with DBT units3,4/ Accredited DBT units 7,260 / 10,906
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of June 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 5,165
  Total units at inspected facilities 14,008
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation .9%
    Level 2 violation 12.7%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.4%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of June 1, 20221 39,211,069

May 2022

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of May 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,768 / 24,074
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,763 / 13,194
  Certified facilities with DBT3,4 units / Accredited DBT units 7,237 / 10,876
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of May 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 4,499
  Total units at inspected facilities 12,293
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation .9%
    Level 2 violation 12.5%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.6%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of May 1, 20221 39,157,880

April 2022

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of April 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,755/ 24,001
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,748/ 13,186
  Certified facilities with DBT3,4 units / Accredited DBT units 7,202/ 10,810
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of April 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 3,950
  Total units at inspected facilities 10,771
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation .9%
    Level 2 violation 12.2%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 87%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of April 1, 20221 39,125,630

March 2022

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of March 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,753/ 23,941
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,746/ 13,192
  Certified facilities with DBT3,4 units / Accredited DBT units 7,158/ 10,744
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of March 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 3,237
  Total units at inspected facilities 8,806
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation .8%
    Level 2 violation 12.3%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.8%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of March 1, 20221 39,056,751

February 2022

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of February 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,745/ 23,873
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,735/ 13,188
  Certified facilities with DBT3,4 units / Accredited DBT units 7,122/ 10,680
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of February 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 2,599
  Total units at inspected facilities 6,990
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation .6%
    Level 2 violation 12.7%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.6%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of February 1, 20221 38,980,283

January 2022

Certified facilities, as of October 1, 2021 8,718
Certification statistics, as of January 1, 2022  
  Total certified facilities / Total accredited units 8,743/ 23,799
  Certified facilities with 2D digital units2 / Accredited 2D digital units 8,734/ 13,178
  Certified facilities with DBT3,4 units / Accredited DBT units 7,083/ 10,616
FY 2022 inspection statistics, as of January 1, 2022  
  Facilities inspected 2,099
  Total units at inspected facilities 5,592
  Percent of inspections where the highest noncompliance was a:  
    Level 1 violation .7%
    Level 2 violation 13.2%
  Percent of inspections with no violation 86.1%
Total annual mammography procedures reported, as of January 1, 20221 38,851,404

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.

Subscribe to Mammography

Sign up to receive email updates on Mammography.

Back to Top