Exhibit 2.10. Injuries
Number of Stays, Average Cost per Stay, Average Length of Stay, and In-hospital Death Rate for Discharges with an Injury Diagnosis, 2005
| CCS Principal Diagnosis Category and Name |
Total Number of Stays in Thousands |
Average Costs per Stay |
Average Length of Stay in Days |
In-hospital Death Rate (Percent) |
| All injuries |
1,891.3 |
$10,300 |
4.6 |
3.1 |
| 227 |
Spinal cord injury |
11.7 |
38,800 |
12.7 |
5.9 |
| 234 |
Crushing injury or internal injury |
105.7 |
16,900 |
6.7 |
3.4 |
| 233 |
Intracranial injury (brain injury) |
171.3 |
16,500 |
6.4 |
9.1 |
| 240 |
Burns |
40.7 |
15,300 |
7.1 |
2.4 |
| 226 |
Fracture of neck of femur (hip fracture) |
317.0 |
12,300 |
6.3 |
2.8 |
| 230 |
Fracture of lower limb (leg) |
266.8 |
10,600 |
4.6 |
0.5 |
| 231 |
Other fractures |
193.6 |
10,100 |
5.3 |
1.4 |
| 228 |
Skull and face fractures |
52.6 |
9,600 |
3.4 |
0.4 |
| 225 |
Joint disorders and dislocations, trauma-related |
32.5 |
9,100 |
3.1 |
0.3 |
| 229 |
Fracture of upper limb (arm) |
154.3 |
8,000 |
3.2 |
0.4 |
| 236 |
Open wounds of extremities (arms and legs) |
50.3 |
7,100 |
3.5 |
0.2 |
| 244 |
Other injuries and conditions due to external causes |
101.7 |
7,000 |
3.5 |
3.3 |
| 235 |
Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk |
38.2 |
6,900 |
2.6 |
0.6 |
| 243 |
Poisoning by nonmedicinal substances (substances other than medicine) |
25.2 |
6,700 |
3.1 |
1.7 |
| 242 |
Poisoning by other medications and drugs |
154.7 |
5,500 |
2.9 |
1.2 |
| 232 |
Sprains and strains |
44.9 |
5,400 |
2.6 |
0.2 |
| 239 |
Superficial injury, contusion (bruise) |
53.2 |
4,900 |
3.4 |
0.6 |
| 241 |
Poisoning by psychotropic agents (psychiatric drugs) |
76.9 |
4,800 |
2.5 |
0.8 |
| Standard Errors |
| All injuries |
50.459 |
$288 |
0.065534 |
0.062 |
| 227 |
Spinal cord injury |
0.816 |
1,799 |
0.636854 |
0.485 |
| 234 |
Crushing injury or internal injury |
6.082 |
709 |
0.187362 |
0.231 |
| 233 |
Intracranial injury (brain injury) |
9.157 |
669 |
0.174781 |
0.331 |
| 240 |
Burns |
10.995 |
1,649 |
0.607918 |
0.243 |
| 226 |
Fracture of neck of femur (hip fracture) |
7.867 |
195 |
0.053706 |
0.070 |
| 230 |
Fracture of lower limb (leg) |
7.510 |
323 |
0.072925 |
0.032 |
| 231 |
Other fractures |
5.903 |
379 |
0.079001 |
0.060 |
| 228 |
Skull and face fractures |
3.216 |
350 |
0.093207 |
0.071 |
| 225 |
Joint disorders and dislocations, trauma-related |
1.157 |
277 |
0.060922 |
0.066 |
| 229 |
Fracture of upper limb (arm) |
4.898 |
212 |
0.057170 |
0.037 |
| 236 |
Open wounds of extremities (arms and legs) |
2.690 |
278 |
0.107515 |
0.048 |
| 244 |
Other injuries and conditions due to external causes |
5.158 |
262 |
0.115264 |
0.212 |
| 235 |
Open wounds of head, neck, and trunk |
2.207 |
230 |
0.077599 |
0.111 |
| 243 |
Poisoning by nonmedicinal substances (substances other than medicine) |
1.119 |
291 |
0.089758 |
0.219 |
| 242 |
Poisoning by other medications and drugs |
4.180 |
127 |
0.039265 |
0.069 |
| 232 |
Sprains and strains |
1.468 |
98 |
0.041061 |
0.048 |
| 239 |
Superficial injury, contusion (bruise) |
1.415 |
113 |
0.052999 |
0.076 |
| 241 |
Poisoning by psychotropic agents (psychiatric drugs) |
2.116 |
101 |
0.039978 |
0.079 |
Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2005. |