MQSA National Statistics

In this section of MQSA Insights, we present the most commonly requested national statistics regarding the MQSA program. These statistics are updated on the first of each month.

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 units / Accredited 2D digital units		8,735/ 13,188
	Certified facilities with DBT 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, 2022			38,980,283

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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