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Chart 2
Full Lumbar Disc Surgery Without Fusion Table

DXGRPNAME	RANK	AREANM	OBS98	OBS99	OBS00	OBS01	OBS02	OE98	SIG98	OE99	SIG99	OE00	SIG00	OE01	SIG01	OE02	SIG02	OERATE98	OERATE99	OERATE00	OERATE01	OERATE02	OBS5YRS	OE5YRS	SIG5YRS	OBSEXP	FILLER	DISRT98	DISRT99	DISRT00	DISRT01	DISRT02
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	1	DOVER-DEXTER	14	22	17	24	38	-9		2		-1		5		21	+++	0.61	1.09	0.94	1.25	2.28	115	18		1.19	1	0.660	1.025	0.790	1.093	1.731
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	2	AUGUSTA	91	70	79	92	70	15		3		19	+	30	+++	16	+	1.19	1.05	1.33	1.49	1.30	402	84	+++	1.26	2	1.284	0.986	1.116	1.296	0.987
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	3	BIDDEFORD	93	71	66	70	69	18	+	5		7		9		16	+	1.24	1.08	1.12	1.15	1.30	369	56	++	1.18	3	1.333	1.018	0.945	1.004	0.987
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	4	FORT KENT	12	17	23	23	19	-5		2		10	+	9	+	7		0.72	1.15	1.74	1.64	1.56	94	23	++	1.33	4	0.777	1.085	1.464	1.430	1.182
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	5	BRIDGTON	20	20	13	20	19	-1		2		-3		3		4		0.96	1.09	0.80	1.17	1.28	92	5		1.05	5	1.032	1.026	0.670	1.018	0.973
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	6	NORWAY	22	21	16	23	23	-4		-2		-4		2		4		0.86	0.93	0.79	1.08	1.24	105	-3		0.97	6	0.923	0.874	0.664	0.940	0.941
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	7	PORTLAND	288	244	179	200	186	34	+	24		-17		1		13		1.13	1.11	0.91	1.00	1.07	1097	55		1.05	7	1.221	1.045	0.769	0.875	0.813
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	8	BRUNSWICK	83	47	53	40	41	32	+++	2		13		-1		5		1.61	1.05	1.32	0.97	1.14	264	50	+++	1.23	8	1.738	0.987	1.111	0.842	0.863
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	9	HOULTON	11	16	7	9	17	-9		-2		-9	-	-8		2		0.56	0.91	0.44	0.54	1.16	60	-24	--	0.71	9	0.600	0.860	0.373	0.467	0.882
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	10	FORT FAIRFIELD	5	6	7	4	6	-2		0		2		-2		1		0.73	1.00	1.30	0.71	1.23	28	-1		0.98	10	0.789	0.942	1.096	0.621	0.935
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	11	SKOWHEGAN	21	15	17	23	25	-12	-	-14	-	-9		-4		1		0.63	0.52	0.65	0.85	1.06	101	-38	--	0.73	11	0.683	0.486	0.550	0.739	0.804
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	12	GREENVILLE	3	3	3	8	3	0		0		1		5	+	1		1.01	1.13	1.26	3.13	1.35	20	7		1.56	12	1.085	1.063	1.059	2.729	1.021
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	13	ROCKLAND	63	83	59	53	39	9		36	+++	16	+	8		0		1.17	1.75	1.39	1.18	1.00	297	69	+++	1.30	13	1.265	1.647	1.166	1.026	0.756
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	14	PITTSFIELD	9	6	8	10	13	-9	-	-10	-	-6		-4		1		0.51	0.39	0.58	0.70	1.05	46	-28	--	0.62	14	0.545	0.364	0.487	0.608	0.794
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	15	LINCOLN	12	9	9	7	10	-3		-4		-3		-5		0		0.82	0.70	0.78	0.58	0.95	47	-15		0.76	15	0.884	0.658	0.658	0.504	0.723
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	16	MILLINOCKET	11	9	10	19	8	0		-1		1		9	++	-1		0.96	0.88	1.09	1.94	0.94	57	8		1.16	16	1.032	0.829	0.919	1.693	0.713
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	17	CARIBOU-VAN BUREN	15	14	18	16	11	-1		0		5		3		-1		0.95	1.00	1.44	1.20	0.95	74	7		1.10	17	1.028	0.945	1.210	1.049	0.721
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	18	BOOTHBAY HARBOR	10	12	4	8	6	2		5		-2		1		0		1.32	1.76	0.65	1.19	1.02	40	7		1.21	18	1.421	1.652	0.546	1.035	0.776
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	19	BATH	29	23	19	20	15	6		3		1		1		-1		1.24	1.12	1.04	1.06	0.92	106	9		1.09	19	1.335	1.056	0.878	0.923	0.694
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	20	SANFORD	33	28	22	30	20	2		1		-2		5		-2		1.08	1.04	0.91	1.20	0.92	133	5		1.04	20	1.159	0.983	0.769	1.045	0.698
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	21	CALAIS	11	6	11	8	9	-3		-6		0		-4		-1		0.78	0.48	0.98	0.67	0.87	45	-15		0.75	21	0.841	0.452	0.825	0.585	0.658
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	22	BANGOR	101	102	96	85	78	-20		-2		3		-9		-4		0.84	0.98	1.04	0.90	0.95	462	-32		0.94	22	0.902	0.921	0.871	0.786	0.722
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	23	BLUE HILL	14	13	12	9	8	1		1		2		-2		-2		1.07	1.11	1.15	0.80	0.82	56	0		1.00	23	1.156	1.049	0.965	0.697	0.620
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	24	DAMARISCOTTA	24	17	18	14	9	10	+	4		7		1		-2		1.70	1.34	1.57	1.12	0.83	82	20	+	1.33	24	1.827	1.256	1.317	0.973	0.626
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	25	PRESQUE ISLE	23	38	44	26	15	-1		17	+++	25	+++	6		-2		0.95	1.79	2.31	1.30	0.86	146	44	+++	1.43	25	1.024	1.684	1.941	1.136	0.656
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	26	RUMFORD	17	13	15	10	10	-1		-3		1		-5		-3		0.96	0.83	1.06	0.66	0.76	65	-11		0.86	26	1.038	0.782	0.892	0.577	0.579
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	27	WATERVILLE	34	36	35	40	42	-37	---	-26	--	-20	--	-17	-	-7		0.48	0.58	0.63	0.70	0.85	187	-107	---	0.64	27	0.515	0.548	0.533	0.614	0.645
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	28	BAR HARBOR	9	7	12	9	4	-4		-4		2		-2		-5		0.71	0.63	1.20	0.86	0.44	41	-12		0.77	28	0.769	0.592	1.012	0.746	0.330
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	29	FARMINGTON	20	23	16	23	17	-17	--	-9		-13	-	-7		-9		0.54	0.71	0.56	0.77	0.65	99	-55	---	0.64	29	0.583	0.671	0.467	0.670	0.495
LUMBAR DISC SURGERY W/O FUSION	30	LEWISTON	136	98	67	82	62	17		-5