Table 2. Most Common Diagnoses

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Top 100 ranked diagnoses
D1. Liveborn
D2. Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease
D3. Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis or sexually transmitted disease)
D4. Congestive heart failure, nonhypertensive
D5. Acute myocardial infarction
D6. Trauma to perineum and vulva
D7. Acute cerebrovascular disease
D8. Normal pregnancy and/or delivery
D9. Affective disorders
D10. Cardiac dysrhythmias
D11. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis
D12. Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, other back problems
D13. Nonspecific chest pain
D14. Fluid and electrolyte disorders
D15. Biliary tract disease
D16. Complication of device, implant or graft
D17. Fetal distress and abnormal forces of labor
D18. Septicemia (except in labor)
D19. Asthma
D20. Osteoarthritis
D21. Urinary tract infections
D22. Diabetes mellitus with complications
D23. Other complications of birth, puerperium affecting management of mother
D24. Fracture of neck of femur (hip)
D25. Other complications of pregnancy
D26. Rehabilitation care, fitting of prostheses, and adjustment of devices
D27. Complications of surgical procedures or medical care
D28. Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections
D29. Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
D30. Alcohol-related mental disorders
D31. Intestinal obstruction without hernia
D32. Fracture of lower limb
D33. Early or threatened labor
D34. Previous C-section
D35. Umbilical cord complication
D36. Secondary malignancies
D37. Maintenance chemotherapy, radiotherapy
D38. Schizophrenia and related disorders
D39. Hypertension with complications and secondary hypertension
D40. Substance-related mental disorders
D41. Diverticulosis and diverticulitis
D42. Benign neoplasm of uterus
D43. Appendicitis and other appendiceal conditions
D44. Epilepsy, convulsions
D45. Polyhydramnios and other problems of amniotic cavity
D46. Acute bronchitis
D47. Respiratory failure, insufficiency, arrest (adult)
D48. Pancreatic disorders (not diabetes)
D49. Transient cerebral ischemia
D50. Syncope
D51. Phlebitis, thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism
D52. Calculus of urinary tract
D53. Hypertension complicating pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
D54. Aspiration pneumonitis, food/vomitus
D55. Occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries
D56. Intracranial injury
D57. Other fractures
D58. Other lower respiratory disease
D59. Abdominal hernia
D60. Cancer of bronchus, lung
D61. Esophageal disorders
D62. Prolapse of female genital organs
D63. Malposition, malpresentation
D64. Other gastrointestinal disorders
D65. Abdominal pain
D66. Other and unspecified benign neoplasm
D67. Fetopelvic disproportion, obstruction
D68. Other mental conditions
D69. Gastritis and duodenitis
D70. Fracture of upper limb
D71. Peripheral and visceral atherosclerosis
D72. Senility and organic mental disorders
D73. Noninfectious gastroenteritis
D74. HIV infection
D75. Cancer of breast
D76. Poisoning by other medications and drugs
D77. Intestinal infection
D78. Hyperplasia of prostate
D79. Cancer of colon
D80. Other female genital disorders
D81. Cancer of prostate
D82. Other nervous system disorders
D83. Forceps delivery
D84. Other connective tissue disease
D85. Pleurisy, pneumothorax, pulmonary collapse
D86. Viral infection
D87. Prolonged pregnancy
D88. Deficiency and other anemia
D89. Crushing injury or internal injury
D90. Heart valve disorders
D91. Other circulatory disease
D92. Acute and unspecified renal failure
D93. Endometriosis
D94. Other bone disease and musculoskeletal deformities
D95. Sprains and strains
D96. Other upper respiratory infections
D97. Pulmonary heart disease
D98. Peri-, endo-, and myocarditis, cardiomyopathy (except that caused by tuberculosis or sexually transmitted disease)
D99. Aortic, peripheral, and visceral artery aneurysms
D100. Other injuries and conditions due to external causes

Table 2. The top 100 principal diagnoses and their associated principal procedures:
HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1996
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D1. Liveborn [218]                                             3,827,230        100.00              10.98            0.32       2.8       1.3       $3,279      $880
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 155                                                                            (0.04)    (0.02)       ($125)     ($14)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                    2,163,719         56.53               6.21            0.30       1.9       1.1       $1,399      $799
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.02)        ($31)     ($14)
 p2. Circumcision [115]                                         1,063,268         27.78               3.05            0.00       2.2       1.4       $1,666      $935
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.01)        ($45)     ($16)
 p3. Prophylactic vaccinations and inoculations [228]             305,789          7.99               0.88            0.00       2.1       1.3       $1,480      $822
                                                                                                                               (0.06)    (0.07)        ($78)     ($30)
 p4. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation [216]       81,359          2.13               0.23            4.68      16.6       4.0      $37,833    $9,498
                                                                                                                               (0.85)    (0.83)     ($2,620)  ($1,613)
 p5. Other therapeutic procedures [231]                            55,259          1.44               0.16            0.06       8.2       4.6      $11,577    $5,379
                                                                                                                               (0.28)    (0.14)       ($634)    ($396)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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 D2. Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease [101]     1,417,661        100.00               4.07            0.95       4.3       2.5      $18,210   $10,174
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 191                                                                            (0.06)    (0.04)       ($570)    ($386)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      430,465         30.36               1.24            0.33       2.7       1.7       $5,249    $4,338
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.02)        ($75)     ($59)
 p2. Percutaneous transluminal coronary                           310,906         21.93               0.89            0.34       3.1       1.8      $19,255   $16,590
     angioplasty (PTCA) [45]                                                                                                   (0.05)    (0.05)       ($636)    ($548)
 p3. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) [44]                     275,851         19.46               0.79            2.26       8.8       6.7      $44,304   $38,109
                                                                                                                               (0.13)    (0.06)     ($1,221)  ($1,067)
 p4. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization,                          266,322         18.79               0.76            0.43       3.3       2.1      $10,701    $8,957
     coronary arteriography [47]                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.05)       ($225)    ($182)
 p5. Cardiac stress tests [201]                                    19,157          1.35               0.05            0.05       3.0       2.0       $6,623    $5,701
                                                                                                                               (0.10)    (0.09)       ($210)    ($224)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D3. Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis
     or sexually transmitted disease) [122]                     1,234,565        100.00               3.54            6.35       6.5       4.4      $12,175    $7,344
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 209                                                                            (0.05)    (0.03)       ($175)     ($85)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      861,232         69.76               2.47            4.12       5.2       3.8       $7,918    $6,115
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.02)        ($90)     ($67)
 p2. Diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus [37]           43,983          3.56               0.13            5.35      10.5       8.3      $22,423   $16,778
                                                                                                                               (0.10)    (0.08)       ($447)    ($263)
 p3. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation [216]       43,925          3.56               0.13           40.43      12.7       9.9      $43,639   $32,237
                                                                                                                               (0.19)    (0.12)       ($846)    ($674)
 p4. Other therapeutic procedures [231]                            29,218          2.37               0.08            4.21       6.2       4.4       $9,188    $6,643
                                                                                                                               (0.18)    (0.16)       ($547)    ($465)
 p5. Other respiratory therapy [217]                               28,152          2.28               0.08            4.08       5.3       3.8       $8,534    $6,418
                                                                                                                               (0.16)    (0.12)       ($353)    ($285)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D4. Congestive heart failure, nonhypertensive [108]              990,085        100.00               2.84            5.16       6.0       4.0      $11,247    $7,353
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 205                                                                            (0.05)    (0.03)       ($155)     ($84)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      644,789         65.12               1.85            3.82       4.9       3.5       $7,669    $6,151
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.02)        ($95)     ($73)
 p2. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization,                           43,234          4.37               0.12            2.24       6.7       5.0      $17,393   $14,242
     coronary arteriography [47]                                                                                               (0.10)    (0.06)       ($351)    ($272)
 p3. Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram) [193]         41,782          4.22               0.12            2.11       5.6       3.9      $10,064    $7,831
                                                                                                                               (0.14)    (0.11)       ($292)    ($241)
 p4. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation [216]       27,240          2.75               0.08           24.33       8.4       5.9      $23,400   $16,188
                                                                                                                               (0.16)    (0.10)       ($529)    ($318)
 p5. Incision of pleura, thoracentesis, chest drainage [39]        16,502          1.67               0.05            8.03       8.9       6.6      $15,135   $11,568
                                                                                                                               (0.17)    (0.12)       ($320)    ($232)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D5. Acute myocardial infarction [100]                            743,677        100.00               2.13            8.95       6.0       4.3      $21,367   $13,986
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 183                                                                            (0.07)    (0.04)       ($466)    ($278)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      220,323         29.63               0.63            8.68       4.6       3.5       $9,288    $7,719
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.04)       ($123)    ($106)
 p2. Percutaneous transluminal coronary                           137,326         18.47               0.39            2.29       5.1       3.9      $25,642   $22,540
     angioplasty (PTCA) [45]                                                                                                   (0.06)    (0.06)       ($610)    ($589)
 p3. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization,                          132,030         17.75               0.38            2.70       5.4       4.2      $16,174   $13,256
     coronary arteriography [47]                                                                                               (0.06)    (0.05)       ($289)    ($235)
 p4. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) [44]                      73,157          9.84               0.21            4.76      11.3       8.8      $53,907   $45,180
                                                                                                                               (0.20)    (0.13)     ($1,328)  ($1,244)
 p5. Other therapeutic procedures [231]                            41,509          5.58               0.12            4.88       3.8       2.7      $13,176   $11,569
                                                                                                                               (0.07)    (0.08)       ($243)    ($230)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D6. Trauma to perineum and vulva [193]                           693,164        100.00               1.99            0.00       1.7       1.1       $3,414    $3,106
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 52                                                                             (0.01)    (0.02)        ($54)     ($54)
 p1. Repair of current obstetric laceration [140]                 380,007         54.82               1.09            0.00       1.6       1.1       $3,267    $3,021
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.02)        ($49)     ($52)
 p2. Other procedures to assist delivery [137]                    196,172         28.30               0.56            0.00       1.7       1.1       $3,415    $3,101
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.03)       ($100)    ($103)
 p3. Episiotomy [133]                                              47,551          6.86               0.14            0.00       1.7       1.2       $3,599    $3,231
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.03)       ($113)    ($107)
 p4. Forceps, vacuum, and breech delivery [135]                    32,927          4.75               0.09            0.00       1.9       1.4       $3,890    $3,589
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.02)        ($77)     ($85)
 p5. Ligation of fallopian tubes [121]                             13,397          1.93               0.04            0.00       1.8       1.3       $5,800    $5,527
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.03)       ($131)    ($176)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D7. Acute cerebrovascular disease [109]                          654,600        100.00               1.88           10.57       7.6       4.7      $14,775    $8,739
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 194                                                                            (0.12)    (0.04)       ($291)    ($106)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      356,846         54.51               1.02            7.44       6.0       4.1       $9,226    $7,220
                                                                                                                               (0.17)    (0.04)       ($213)     ($91)
 p2. Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan head [177]            75,614         11.55               0.22            8.95       6.5       4.3       $9,780    $7,108
                                                                                                                               (0.19)    (0.12)       ($309)    ($208)
 p3. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation [216]       22,868          3.49               0.07           71.60       6.9       3.0      $22,250   $13,802
                                                                                                                               (0.22)    (0.10)       ($550)    ($383)
 p4. Gastrostomy, temporary and permanent [71]                     20,448          3.12               0.06            8.92      15.5      11.8      $25,757   $20,047
                                                                                                                               (0.32)    (0.22)       ($543)    ($339)
 p5. Magnetic resonance imaging [198]                              17,209          2.63               0.05            1.92       6.5       4.6      $11,396    $8,938
                                                                                                                               (0.21)    (0.12)       ($389)    ($290)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D8. Normal pregnancy and/or delivery [196]                       578,841        100.00               1.66            0.00       1.6       1.0       $3,355    $3,007
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 41                                                                             (0.01)    (0.02)        ($48)     ($45)
 p1. Other procedures to assist delivery [137]                    236,767         40.90               0.68            0.00       1.5       0.9       $3,162    $2,925
                                                                                                                               (0.01)    (0.02)        ($45)     ($45)
 p2. Episiotomy [133]                                             235,895         40.75               0.68            0.00       1.6       1.1       $3,305    $3,057
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.03)        ($61)     ($57)
 p3. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       40,410          6.98               0.12            0.00       1.5       0.9       $2,522    $2,283
                                                                                                                               (0.06)    (0.08)       ($137)    ($197)
 p4. Artificial rupture of membranes to assist delivery [136]      19,753          3.41               0.06            0.00       1.4       0.9       $3,055    $2,858
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.04)        ($82)     ($97)
 p5. Ligation of fallopian tubes [121]                             16,667          2.88               0.05            0.00       1.7       1.3       $5,436    $5,224
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.03)       ($132)    ($154)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D9. Affective disorders [69]                                     574,120        100.00               1.65            0.10       9.3       6.2       $8,435    $5,693
     Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 181                                                                            (0.24)    (0.12)       ($302)    ($139)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      443,242         77.20               1.27            0.04       8.2       5.6       $7,240    $5,136
                                                                                                                               (0.22)    (0.10)       ($270)    ($123)
 p2. Psychological and psychiatric evaluation                      71,162         12.40               0.20            0.23      14.3      10.2      $13,129    $9,269
     and therapy [218]                                                                                                         (0.50)    (0.58)       ($651)    ($582)
 p3. Alcohol and drug rehabilitation/detoxification [219]          16,600          2.89               0.05            0.00       7.4       5.5       $7,113    $5,534
                                                                                                                               (0.33)    (0.41)       ($597)    ($477)
 p4. Other physical therapy and rehabilitation [215]                9,113          1.59               0.03            0.00      13.1       9.6      $10,149    $7,508
                                                                                                                               (0.70)    (0.55)       ($590)    ($390)
 p5. Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan head [177]             3,921          0.68               0.01            0.26      13.4       9.4      $12,811    $8,834
                                                                                                                               (0.71)    (0.65)       ($909)    ($573)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures ranked below (1)                                      discharges with      As a percent of    Percent  Mean (4)    Median     Mean (4)    Median
[CCS category in brackets]                                        Total    this procedure (2)   all discharges (3)    died    (S.E.)     (S.E.)      (S.E.)     (S.E.)
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(NOTE: This table includes 8 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)

 D10. Cardiac dysrhythmias [106]                                  574,046        100.00               1.65            1.21       3.9       2.3       $9,941    $5,806
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 206                                                                           (0.04)    (0.03)       ($174)     ($81)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      316,754         55.18               0.91            0.67       3.0       1.9       $5,426    $4,408
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.02)        ($65)     ($51)
 p2. Insertion, revision, replacement, removal of                  81,634         14.22               0.23            0.84       5.6       3.9      $26,934   $21,070
     cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator [48]                                                                      (0.12)    (0.11)       ($533)    ($381)
 p3. Conversion of cardiac rhythm [225]                            41,562          7.24               0.12            1.60       3.4       2.1       $6,266    $4,417
                                                                                                                               (0.07)    (0.05)       ($150)    ($100)
 p4. Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram) [193]         21,742          3.79               0.06            0.46       3.8       2.5       $7,278    $5,581
                                                                                                                               (0.11)    (0.08)       ($224)    ($155)
 p5. Other diagnostic cardiovascular procedures [62]               17,979          3.13               0.05            0.47       4.1       2.6      $13,762   $11,061
                                                                                                                               (0.15)    (0.18)       ($464)    ($408)
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(1) Principal diagnoses and procedures are categorized using Clinical Classification Software (CCS).
(2) Percent of discharges with the principal diagnosis that have this principal procedure. 
    (Denominator is discharges with this diagnosis.)
(3) Percent of all discharges that have this principal procedure-principal diagnosis combination. 
    (Denominator is all discharges.)
(4) S.E. is standard error.
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