Evaluation of claims data from a commercial value-based insurance product shows pediatric imaging is not a major driver of overall or pediatric healthcare expenditures.

Background: Initiatives to reduce healthcare expenditures often focus on imaging, suggesting that imaging is a major driver of cost.

Objective: To evaluate medical expenditures and determine if imaging was a major driver in pediatric as compared to adult populations.

Methods: We reviewed all claims data for members in a value-based contract between a commercial insurer and a healthcare system for calendar years 2021 and 2022.