Table 1 (continued). The top 100
principal procedures and their associated principal diagnoses:
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P11. Respiratory intubation and
mechanical ventilation [216] 466,044 100.00 1.34 31.12 4.0 5.9 $10,457 $18,721
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 222 (0.00) (0.12) ($0) ($365)
d1. Respiratory failure, insufficiency, arrest 87,134 18.70 0.25 27.94 10.6 7.2 $34,607 $22,909
(adult) [131] (0.43) (0.09) ($1,195) ($377)
d2. Liveborn [218] 81,359 17.46 0.23 4.68 16.6 4.0 $37,833 $9,498
(0.85) (0.83) ($2,620) ($1,613)
d3. Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis 43,925 9.43 0.13 40.43 12.7 9.9 $43,639 $32,237
or sexually transmitted disease) [122] (0.19) (0.12) ($846) ($674)
d4. Congestive heart failure, nonhypertensive [108] 27,240 5.85 0.08 24.33 8.4 5.9 $23,400 $16,188
(0.16) (0.10) ($529) ($318)
d5. Acute myocardial infarction [100] 26,071 5.59 0.07 55.35 6.2 3.8 $21,388 $15,118
(0.11) (0.12) ($480) ($335)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P12. Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration [84] 408,094 100.00 1.17 0.87 1.0 2.7 $5,689 $10,719
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 175 (0.00) (0.05) ($0) ($158)
d1. Biliary tract disease [149] 363,040 88.96 1.04 0.54 4.2 2.5 $13,054 $10,265
(0.04) (0.05) ($185) ($152)
d2. Pancreatic disorders (not diabetes) [152] 18,687 4.58 0.05 0.94 8.3 5.8 $22,620 $16,665
(0.16) (0.09) ($541) ($328)
d3. Septicemia (except in labor) [2] 4,294 1.05 0.01 7.76 12.9 9.8 $37,343 $28,073
(0.46) (0.27) ($1,655) ($909)
d4. Complications of surgical procedures 2,949 0.72 0.01 0.99 3.8 1.5 $13,748 $8,784
or medical care [238] (0.27) (0.11) ($1,015) ($530)
d5. Other aftercare [257] 1,916 0.47 0.01 0.00 1.2 0.5 $6,489 $6,562
(0.13) (0.02) ($338) ($506)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P13. Alcohol and drug rehabilitation/detoxification [219] 400,111 100.00 1.15 0.09 3.0 3.7 $4,241 $3,338
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 161 (0.00) (0.13) ($0) ($155)
d1. Alcohol-related mental disorders [66] 195,485 48.86 0.56 0.02 6.3 3.6 $4,524 $3,301
(0.35) (0.13) ($202) ($125)
d2. Substance-related mental disorders [67] 152,356 38.08 0.44 0.01 5.4 3.6 $3,779 $2,968
(0.25) (0.20) ($194) ($169)
d3. Affective disorders [69] 16,600 4.15 0.05 0.00 7.4 5.5 $7,113 $5,534
(0.33) (0.41) ($597) ($477)
d4. Other mental conditions [74] 4,629 1.16 0.01 0.00 5.1 3.3 $4,940 $3,604
(0.41) (0.45) ($665) ($522)
d5. Schizophrenia and related disorders [70] 2,907 0.73 0.01 0.00 9.0 7.3 $8,482 $6,788
(0.53) (0.58) ($887) ($802)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P14. Other therapeutic procedures [231] 386,717 100.00 1.11 2.45 5.0 3.4 $11,081 $5,850
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 247 (0.00) (0.06) ($0) ($223)
d1. Liveborn [218] 55,259 14.29 0.16 0.06 8.2 4.6 $11,577 $5,379
(0.28) (0.14) ($634) ($396)
d2. Acute myocardial infarction [100] 41,509 10.73 0.12 4.88 3.8 2.7 $13,176 $11,569
(0.07) (0.08) ($243) ($230)
d3. Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis 29,218 7.56 0.08 4.21 6.2 4.4 $9,188 $6,643
or sexually transmitted disease) [122] (0.18) (0.16) ($547) ($465)
d4. Hemolytic jaundice and perinatal jaundice [222] 21,012 5.43 0.06 0.00 2.1 1.4 $2,464 $1,732
(0.04) (0.02) ($139) ($60)
d5. Early or threatened labor [184] 12,250 3.17 0.04 0.04 3.3 1.7 $5,683 $3,666
(0.25) (0.13) ($707) ($413)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P15. Forceps, vacuum, and breech delivery [135] 375,932 100.00 1.08 0.00 2.0 1.4 $2,587 $3,659
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 26 (0.00) (0.01) ($0) ($84)
d1. Forceps delivery [194] 93,493 24.87 0.27 0.00 1.8 1.3 $3,752 $3,468
(0.02) (0.02) ($79) ($68)
d2. Fetal distress and abnormal forces of labor [190] 78,801 20.96 0.23 0.01 1.9 1.3 $3,955 $3,557
(0.02) (0.02) ($96) ($108)
d3. Other complications of birth, 42,105 11.20 0.12 0.00 1.9 1.3 $4,070 $3,687
puerperium affecting management of mother [195] (0.02) (0.02) ($109) ($110)
d4. Trauma to perineum and vulva [193] 32,927 8.76 0.09 0.00 1.9 1.4 $3,890 $3,589
(0.02) (0.02) ($77) ($85)
d5. Polyhydramnios and other problems 18,842 5.01 0.05 0.00 2.4 1.6 $4,940 $4,317
of amniotic cavity [191] (0.04) (0.02) ($159) ($179)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P16. Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) [44] 367,647 100.00 1.05 3.03 6.0 7.1 $51,235 $39,855
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 75 (0.00) (0.08) ($0) ($1,066)
d1. Coronary atherosclerosis and other heart disease [101] 275,851 75.03 0.79 2.26 8.8 6.7 $44,304 $38,109
(0.13) (0.06) ($1,221) ($1,067)
d2. Acute myocardial infarction [100] 73,157 19.90 0.21 4.76 11.3 8.8 $53,907 $45,180
(0.20) (0.13) ($1,328) ($1,244)
d3. Complication of device, implant or graft [237] 12,130 3.30 0.03 6.94 10.3 7.7 $55,247 $45,406
(0.27) (0.16) ($1,967) ($1,571)
d4. Congestive heart failure, nonhypertensive [108] 2,911 0.79 0.01 8.02 16.1 13.2 $66,747 $54,246
(0.54) (0.34) ($2,839) ($2,077)
d5. Heart valve disorders [96] 689 0.19 0.00 9.03 14.0 8.3 $64,343 $50,168
(1.11) (0.70) ($4,815) ($3,937)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P17. Laminectomy, excision intervertebral disc [3] 340,477 100.00 0.98 0.16 3.0 1.7 $7,641 $8,692
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 120 (0.00) (0.04) ($0) ($215)
d1. Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, 317,924 93.38 0.91 0.10 2.9 1.6 $10,483 $8,408
other back problems [205] (0.05) (0.04) ($238) ($209)
d2. Other acquired deformities [209] 4,569 1.34 0.01 0.33 5.0 3.9 $21,293 $17,315
(0.14) (0.14) ($988) ($992)
d3. Complications of surgical procedures 1,820 0.53 0.01 0.00 8.3 6.0 $20,270 $12,678
or medical care [238] (0.47) (0.37) ($1,569) ($757)
d4. Complication of device, implant or graft [237] 1,800 0.53 0.01 0.27 4.8 3.3 $21,318 $15,990
(0.25) (0.22) ($1,196) ($1,052)
d5. Other congenital anomalies [217] 1,459 0.43 0.00 0.00 4.6 3.6 $19,748 $17,104
(0.20) (0.13) ($909) ($999)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P18. Arthroplasty knee [152] 315,940 100.00 0.91 0.16 3.0 3.8 $18,102 $18,077
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 81 (0.00) (0.04) ($0) ($254)
d1. Osteoarthritis [203] 244,646 77.43 0.70 0.17 5.0 4.0 $20,650 $18,968
(0.04) (0.04) ($238) ($262)
d2. Complication of device, implant or graft [237] 21,388 6.77 0.06 0.15 5.0 3.9 $20,520 $18,147
(0.08) (0.05) ($423) ($411)
d3. Joint disorders and dislocations, trauma-related [225] 20,661 6.54 0.06 0.05 2.0 0.9 $10,461 $8,753
(0.05) (0.04) ($288) ($274)
d4. Sprains and strains [232] 12,613 3.99 0.04 0.04 1.6 0.8 $8,873 $8,029
(0.04) (0.03) ($233) ($274)
d5. Rheumatoid arthritis and related disease [202] 6,359 2.01 0.02 0.38 5.1 4.0 $21,688 $19,581
(0.09) (0.08) ($455) ($415)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P19. Prophylactic vaccinations and inoculations [228] 308,957 100.00 0.89 0.00 1.0 1.3 $980 $828
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 102 (0.00) (0.07) ($0) ($32)
d1. Liveborn [218] 305,789 98.97 0.88 0.00 2.1 1.3 $1,480 $822
(0.06) (0.07) ($78) ($30)
d2. Other perinatal conditions [224] 613 0.20 0.00 0.00 6.6 4.5 $10,059 $7,078
(0.66) (0.43) ($1,589) ($1,559)
d3. Short gestation, low birth weight, 461 0.15 0.00 0.00 16.6 10.2 $19,885 $8,296
and fetal growth retardation [219] (2.21) (2.06) ($6,407) ($1,955)
d4. Substance-related mental disorders [67] 131 0.04 0.00 * * * * *
(*) (*) (*) (*)
d5. Asthma [128] 123 0.04 0.00 * * * * *
(*) (*) (*) (*)
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Number of discharges
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Top 100 ranked procedures, As a percent of ------------------ ------------------
with top 5 diagnoses 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.)
P20. Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan head [177] 295,519 100.00 0.85 4.21 1.0 3.4 $4,521 $6,143
Number of diagnoses with this procedure = 228 (0.00) (0.10) ($0) ($195)
d1. Acute cerebrovascular disease [109] 75,614 25.59 0.22 8.95 6.5 4.3 $9,780 $7,108
(0.19) (0.12) ($309) ($208)
d2. Transient cerebral ischemia [112] 23,724 8.03 0.07 0.13 3.8 2.5 $5,578 $4,610
(0.12) (0.09) ($150) ($153)
d3. Intracranial injury [233] 20,138 6.81 0.06 2.42 3.1 1.2 $8,694 $4,966
(0.17) (0.15) ($1,048) ($583)
d4. Epilepsy, convulsions [83] 17,715 5.99 0.05 0.72 4.0 2.3 $6,494 $4,702
(0.13) (0.08) ($237) ($171)
d5. Syncope [245] 11,184 3.78 0.03 0.16 3.8 2.4 $5,962 $4,869
(0.18) (0.13) ($252) ($232)
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(1) Principal diagnoses and procedures are categorized using Clinical Classification Software (CCS).
(2) Percent of discharges with the principal procedure that have this principal diagnosis.
(Denominator is discharges with this procedure.)
(3) Percent of all discharges that have this principal procedure-principal diagnosis combination.
(Denominator is all discharges.)
(4) S.E. is standard error.
* When an estimate would have been based on less than 70 unweighted cases,
the procedure-diagnosis combination is still listed, but information on mortality,
length of stay, and total charges is suppressed.
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