Average Annual Growth in Inflation-adjusted Aggregate Costs by Principal Diagnosis, 1997-2009
| Principal CCS Diagnosis |
Annual Growth in Costs |
Growth in Cost per Stay |
Growth in Stays per Population |
Growth in Population |
| Mood disorders |
2.4 |
-0.3 |
1.6 |
1.0 |
| Coronary atherosclerosis |
-1.1 |
4.0 |
-6.4 |
1.2 |
| Pneumonia |
1.0 |
1.4 |
-1.4 |
1.0 |
| Acute myocardial infarction |
1.5 |
2.7 |
-2.1 |
1.0 |
| Rehabilitation care, fitting of prostheses, and adjustment of devices |
1.8 |
1.4 |
-0.6 |
1.0 |
| Acute cerebrovascular disease |
2.3 |
3.1 |
-1.9 |
1.0 |
| Fracture of neck of femur (hip) |
2.3 |
2.9 |
-1.6 |
1.0 |
| Biliary tract disease |
2.8 |
2.4 |
-0.6 |
1.0 |
| Liveborn (newborn infant) |
2.8 |
2.0 |
-0.2 |
1.0 |
| Congestive heart failure |
3.6 |
3.3 |
-0.8 |
1.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis |
3.8 |
1.4 |
1.4 |
1.0 |
| Diabetes mellitus with complications |
3.9 |
1.8 |
1.1 |
1.0 |
| Heart valve disorders |
4.2 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
| Complication of device, implant or graft |
5.8 |
3.1 |
1.6 |
1.1 |
| Complication of surgical procedures or medical care |
5.9 |
2.7 |
2.2 |
1.1 |
| Cardiac dysrhythmias |
6.1 |
3.2 |
1.9 |
1.1 |
| Respiratory failure |
7.4 |
1.8 |
4.6 |
1.1 |
| Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, and other back problems |
8.8 |
7.1 |
0.6 |
1.0 |
| Osteoarthritis |
8.8 |
2.0 |
5.8 |
1.1 |
| Septicemia |
11.3 |
5.2 |
5.1 |
1.1 |
| All stays |
3.9 |
2.8 |
0.0 |
1.0 |
| Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1997 and 2009. |