Classification of procedures
Operations on the
nervous system
Operations on the
endocrine system
Operations on the
eye
Operations on the
ear
Operations on the nose,
mouth, and pharynx
Operations on the
respiratory system
Operations on the
cardiovascular system
Operations on the hemic
and lymphatic system
Operations on the
digestive system
Operations on the
urinary system
Operations on the male
genital organs
Operations on the
female genital organs
Obstetrical
procedures
Operations on the
musculoskeletal system
Operations on the
integumentary system
Miscellaneous
diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
(NOTE: This table includes 10 data columns. You may need to scroll your browser to the right to see all the data.)
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Number of Percent 25 75
Expanded Clinical Classifications for Health Policy discharges of Mean %tile Median %tile Mean Percent Percent Mean
Research (CCHPR) category (1) (2) discharges charges charges charges charges LOS died male age
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1 Operations on the nervous system 880,799 2.53 $15,382 $5,115 $8,858 $16,106 5.8 2.4 53.1 41
1.1 Incision and excision of CNS [1.] 75,529 0.22 $36,497 $15,590 $24,573 $40,335 10.8 8.6 55.9 55
1.1.1 Craniotomy and craniectomy 12,784 0.04 $35,942 $13,967 $22,906 $40,525 10.9 7.5 58.4 47
1.1.2 Incision of cerebral meninges 17,115 0.05 $36,246 $14,026 $23,065 $40,783 11.5 15.0 66.5 65
1.1.3 Other incision and excision of CNS 45,630 0.13 $36,750 $16,702 $25,488 $40,146 10.6 6.5 51.2 53
1.2 Insertion, replacement, or removal of
extracranial ventricular shunt [2.] 26,441 0.08 $26,732 $8,179 $12,986 $25,426 10.1 3.3 52.9 35
1.3 Laminectomy, excision intervertebral disc [3.] 356,539 1.02 $11,806 $5,700 $8,644 $13,307 3.6 0.2 56.2 51
1.3.1 Excision of intervertebral disc 265,885 0.76 $10,596 $5,345 $7,961 $12,074 3.0 0.1 57.9 47
1.3.2 Laminectomy 90,654 0.26 $15,371 $7,222 $11,051 $17,383 5.2 0.5 51.4 61
1.4 Diagnostic spinal tap [4.] 279,408 0.80 $10,357 $3,625 $6,168 $11,516 6.2 2.3 51.3 23
1.5 Insertion of catheter or spinal stimulator and
injection into spinal canal [5.] 48,054 0.14 $10,103 $3,908 $6,886 $12,039 6.0 1.3 37.2 57
1.6 Decompression peripheral nerve [6.] 5,106 0.01 $8,361 $3,295 $5,403 $9,246 3.1 0.0 46.6 48
1.6.1 Release of carpal tunnel 2,206 0.01 $8,703 $3,412 $5,611 $9,249 3.7 0.0 45.8 54
1.6.2 Other lysis of adhesion and decompression
of peripheral nerves 2,900 0.01 $8,100 $3,068 $5,140 $9,239 2.6 0.0 47.3 44
1.7 Other diagnostic nervous system procedures [7.] 15,131 0.04 $35,314 $10,742 $19,158 $37,913 10.8 12.5 58.6 50
1.8 Other non-OR or closed therapeutic nervous
system procedures [8.] 12,586 0.04 $9,864 $3,255 $5,808 $11,029 6.6 1.7 39.2 48
1.9 Other OR therapeutic nervous system procedures
[9.] 62,006 0.18 $29,342 $8,567 $15,860 $31,238 8.4 6.2 54.3 42
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Number of Percent 25 75
Expanded Clinical Classifications for Health Policy discharges of Mean %tile Median %tile Mean Percent Percent Mean
Research (CCHPR) category (1) (2) discharges charges charges charges charges LOS died male age
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2 Operations on the endocrine system 76,812 0.22 $10,638 $4,783 $7,117 $11,284 3.4 0.4 25.4 50
2.1 Thyroidectomy, partial or complete [10.] 47,338 0.14 $7,679 $4,378 $6,234 $8,781 2.2 0.1 18.0 49
2.2 Diagnostic endocrine procedures [11.] 2,308 0.01 $14,237 $6,581 $9,528 $16,253 7.5 3.5 38.4 61
2.3 Other therapeutic endocrine procedures [12.] 27,165 0.08 $15,499 $5,916 $9,832 $17,723 5.1 0.7 37.2 51
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Number of Percent 25 75
Expanded Clinical Classifications for Health Policy discharges of Mean %tile Median %tile Mean Percent Percent Mean
Research (CCHPR) category (1) (2) discharges charges charges charges charges LOS died male age
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3 Operations on the eye 91,088 0.26 $8,224 $3,440 $5,285 $8,307 3.6 0.3 52.1 56
3.1 Corneal transplant [13.] 4,958 0.01 $6,998 $5,008 $5,824 $7,737 2.1 0.1 42.6 66
3.2 Glaucoma procedures [14.] 8,173 0.02 $4,475 $2,896 $3,545 $4,773 2.1 0.0 41.3 66
3.3 Lens and cataract procedures [15.] 11,013 0.03 $6,576 $2,995 $3,941 $6,278 3.1 0.3 35.0 72
3.3.1 Insertion of prosthetic lens 252 0.00 * * * * * * * *
3.3.2 Phacoemulsification and aspiration of
cataract 6,756 0.02 $5,670 $2,946 $3,744 $5,862 2.2 0.4 34.1 74
3.3.3 Other extracapsular extraction of lens 2,478 0.01 $7,097 $3,141 $3,928 $6,218 5.2 0.0 34.1 72
3.3.4 Other lens and cataract procedures 1,528 0.00 $9,852 $2,596 $4,860 $9,215 3.8 0.0 38.8 65
3.4 Repair of retinal tear, detachment [16.] 13,918 0.04 $6,694 $3,702 $5,401 $7,639 1.9 0.0 61.3 55
3.5 Destruction of lesion of retina and choroid
[17.] 1,355 0.00 $43,158 $3,652 $9,000 $19,139 17.6 0.0 46.6 42
3.6 Diagnostic procedures on eye [18.] 1,198 0.00 $10,262 $3,881 $6,291 $11,880 6.4 1.4 42.0 55
3.7 Other therapeutic procedures on eyelids,
conjunctiva, cornea [19.] 20,641 0.06 $9,888 $3,790 $6,278 $10,447 6.1 0.9 61.9 45
3.8 Other intraocular therapeutic procedures
[20.] 21,826 0.06 $6,719 $3,468 $5,076 $7,834 2.3 0.1 50.7 59
3.9 Other extraocular muscle and orbit therapeutic
procedures [21.] 8,005 0.02 $11,367 $4,369 $7,178 $11,555 3.9 0.5 57.8 45
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Number of Percent 25 75
Expanded Clinical Classifications for Health Policy discharges of Mean %tile Median %tile Mean Percent Percent Mean
Research (CCHPR) category (1) (2) discharges charges charges charges charges LOS died male age
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4 Operations on the ear 26,507 0.08 $9,442 $3,545 $5,687 $9,786 3.6 0.5 53.5 33
4.1 Tympanoplasty [22.] 2,063 0.01 $6,539 $3,628 $4,958 $7,492 1.5 0.0 46.5 35
4.2 Myringotomy [23.] 6,403 0.02 $9,855 $3,124 $5,152 $9,680 4.4 1.0 56.8 14
4.3 Mastoidectomy [24.] 4,941 0.01 $10,565 $4,474 $6,701 $10,599 2.9 0.0 53.6 39
4.4 Diagnostic procedures on ear [25.] 351 0.00 * * * * * * * *
4.5 Other therapeutic ear procedures [26.] 12,749 0.04 $9,218 $3,454 $5,726 $9,843 3.7 0.4 52.9 40
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Number of Percent 25 75
Expanded Clinical Classifications for Health Policy discharges of Mean %tile Median %tile Mean Percent Percent Mean
Research (CCHPR) category (1) (2) discharges charges charges charges charges LOS died male age
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5 Operations on the nose, mouth, and pharynx 158,475 0.46 $9,369 $3,212 $5,406 $9,516 3.9 0.7 55.4 40
5.1 Control of epistaxis [27.] 18,037 0.05 $7,730 $2,739 $4,618 $8,413 4.6 2.2 55.2 63
5.2 Plastic procedures on nose [28.] 12,516 0.04 $8,007 $3,225 $5,339 $8,598 2.4 0.3 60.8 43
5.3 Dental procedures [29.] 11,999 0.03 $11,901 $4,223 $7,144 $12,519 8.3 0.6 52.0 45
5.4 Tonsillectomy and/or adenoidectomy [30.] 27,036 0.08 $4,811 $2,194 $3,092 $4,799 1.7 0.0 49.9 13
5.4.1 Tonsillectomy without adenoidectomy 8,435 0.02 $5,361 $2,117 $3,407 $5,367 1.9 0.0 43.9 25
5.4.2 Tonsillectomy with adenoidectomy 15,031 0.04 $4,452 $2,249 $3,004 $4,476 1.7 0.0 51.7 7
5.4.3 Adenoidectomy without tonsillectomy 1,253 0.00 $6,431 $2,020 $2,855 $5,251 2.2 0.0 63.5 6
5.4.4 Control of hemorrhage after tonsillectomy
or adenoidectomy 2,317 0.01 $4,243 $2,166 $3,289 $4,852 1.5 0.0 52.9 16
5.5 Diagnostic procedures on nose, mouth and pharynx
[31.] 6,436 0.02 $14,341 $4,745 $8,526 $15,788 7.5 3.1 54.4 53
5.5.1 Diagnostic procedures on nasal sinuses 874 0.00 $14,137 $4,247 $7,583 $16,161 7.2 2.9 53.7 49
5.5.2 Other diagnostic procedures on nose,
mouth and pharynx 5,562 0.02 $14,373 $4,781 $8,623 $15,783 7.6 3.1 54.5 54
5.6 Other non-OR therapeutic procedures on nose,
mouth and pharynx [32.] 13,331 0.04 $9,302 $3,285 $5,822 $10,390 4.1 1.0 58.1 41
5.6.1 Non-OR procedures on nasal sinuses 1,727 0.00 $16,905 $4,940 $8,625 $17,745 6.4 2.9 51.0 43
5.6.2 Other non-OR procedures on nasal sinuses 11,604 0.03 $8,165 $3,108 $5,488 $9,684 3.8 0.7 59.1 41
5.7 Other OR therapeutic procedures on nose, mouth
and pharynx [33.] 69,120 0.20 $10,932 $4,025 $6,341 $10,677 3.7 0.5 56.8 42
5.7.1 OR procedures on nasal sinuses 12,227 0.04 $13,750 $4,184 $7,527 $13,965 4.7 1.0 51.8 45
5.7.2 Excision salivary gland 12,507 0.04 $8,000 $4,232 $6,210 $9,048 2.1 0.1 47.5 56
5.7.3 Repair cleft lip 2,375 0.01 $8,113 $4,338 $5,614 $7,378 2.0 0.0 61.8 3
5.7.4 Correction cleft palate 3,181 0.01 $7,694 $4,350 $6,070 $7,981 2.0 0.2 49.0 3
5.7.5 Incision and drainage of tonsils 6,517 0.02 $6,097 $2,248 $3,738 $6,453 2.9 0.2 55.6 27
5.7.6 Other procedures on nose, mouth and
pharynx 32,313 0.09 $12,497 $4,344 $6,744 $11,997 4.3 0.5 63.0 45
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Number of Percent 25 75
Expanded Clinical Classifications for Health Policy discharges of Mean %tile Median %tile Mean Percent Percent Mean
Research (CCHPR) category (1) (2) discharges charges charges charges charges LOS died male age
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6 Operations on the respiratory system 594,902 1.71 $33,547 $8,188 $15,502 $29,942 12.8 8.9 56.2 58
6.1 Tracheostomy, temporary and permanent [34.] 63,516 0.18 $137,987 $46,904 $102,185 $181,593 39.9 26.5 57.7 60
6.2 Tracheoscopy and laryngoscopy with biopsy
[35.] 26,952 0.08 $8,632 $923 $3,484 $9,105 5.0 1.9 47.3 26
6.3 Lobectomy or pneumonectomy [36.] 64,949 0.19 $31,502 $15,208 $21,888 $33,660 10.1 3.8 56.4 62
6.4 Diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus
[37.] 180,801 0.52 $21,671 $9,018 $14,962 $25,147 10.5 7.5 57.7 61
6.4.1 Bronchoscopy without biopsy 32,816 0.09 $22,897 $7,930 $14,199 $26,018 10.3 9.1 57.0 53
6.4.2 Endoscopic biopsy of bronchus 78,462 0.23 $21,087 $9,257 $14,988 $24,677 10.6 7.7 57.6 63
6.4.3 Needle biopsy of lung 15,641 0.04 $14,523 $6,604 $10,996 $17,431 8.4 4.0 54.6 68
6.4.4 Endoscopic biopsy of lung 53,881 0.15 $23,843 $10,371 $16,749 $27,628 11.1 7.4 59.2 62
6.5 Other diagnostic procedures on lung and bronchus
[38.] 14,357 0.04 $32,340 $11,814 $19,242 $36,713 10.5 12.4 53.5 58
6.6 Incision of pleura, thoracentesis, chest
drainage [39.] 170,639 0.49 $15,640 $5,818 $10,515 $18,467 8.7 8.7 53.7 61
6.6.1 Closed chest drainage 63,600 0.18 $14,934 $4,837 $8,816 $16,990 7.9 7.2 62.1 51
6.6.2 Open chest drainage 9,940 0.03 $18,341 $5,247 $10,736 $20,573 8.5 9.1 64.0 50
6.6.3 Thoracentesis 97,098 0.28 $15,824 $6,803 $11,498 $19,178 9.3 9.6 47.0 68
6.7 Other diagnostic procedures of respiratory tract
and mediastinum [40.] 18,176 0.05 $19,292 $7,145 $12,705 $23,148 8.8 4.5 57.9 60
6.8 Other non-OR therapeutic procedures on
respiratory system [41.] 14,405 0.04 $17,780 $6,066 $11,521 $21,129 8.7 4.9 54.5 53
6.9 Other OR therapeutic procedures on respiratory
system [42.] 41,108 0.12 $30,971 $9,912 $18,961 $34,921 11.6 3.1 63.9 50
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Number of Percent 25 75
Expanded Clinical Classifications for Health Policy discharges of Mean %tile Median %tile Mean Percent Percent Mean
Research (CCHPR) category (1) (2) discharges charges charges charges charges LOS died male age
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7 Operations on the cardiovascular system 2,777,649 7.98 $24,307 $9,101 $16,095 $29,883 7.0 3.8 58.6 63
7.1 Heart valve procedures [43.] 74,082 0.21 $61,718 $36,497 $50,674 $71,806 12.8 6.9 53.7 64
7.2 Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) [44.] 352,528 1.01 $45,725 $28,786 $39,095 $53,530 10.1 3.2 71.2 65
7.2.1 Bypass of one coronary artery 36,494 0.10 $41,804 $26,946 $36,655 $49,249 9.4 2.8 67.7 63
7.2.2 Bypass of two coronary arteries 92,285 0.27 $44,072 $28,187 $37,910 $50,849 10.0 3.1 69.1 65
7.2.3 Bypass of three coronary arteries 103,488 0.30 $46,796 $29,851 $39,906 $54,228 10.3 3.4 70.4 66
7.2.4 Bypass of four coronary arteries 73,208 0.21 $50,228 $31,174 $42,764 $59,680 10.6 4.0 75.1 67
7.2.5 Other bypass of coronary arteries 47,053 0.14 $42,651 $26,240 $36,364 $51,662 9.3 2.2 73.3 64
7.3 Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty
(PTCA) [45.] 460,274 1.32 $20,270 $11,688 $17,263 $25,366 4.3 1.1 66.9 63
7.3.1 Single vessel PTCA 406,453 1.17 $19,998 $11,523 $17,044 $25,011 4.3 1.1 66.7 63
7.3.2 Multiple vessel PTCA 53,821 0.15 $22,357 $13,154 $18,994 $28,117 4.4 1.0 68.3 64
7.4 Coronary thrombolysis [46.] 813 0.00 $17,491 $7,442 $13,659 $22,976 5.3 3.1 65.3 61
7.5 Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary
arteriography [47.] 628,122 1.81 $12,197 $6,563 $9,716 $14,538 4.3 1.1 57.1 63
7.5.1 Coronary arteriography 21,643 0.06 $7,251 $2,655 $4,495 $8,815 3.6 1.2 58.4 63
7.5.2 Cardiac catheterization 606,480 1.74 $12,374 $6,738 $9,858 $14,697 4.4 1.1 57.1 63
7.6 Insertion, revision, replacement, removal of
cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator
[48.] 190,440 0.55 $25,877 $14,176 $20,290 $30,120 6.3 3.1 54.7 74
7.6.1 Insertion, revision, replacement, or
removal of pacemaker leads 71,102 0.20 $21,592 $12,702 $19,004 $26,874 5.6 6.5 51.7 74
7.6.2 Insertion, revision, replacement, or
removal of pacemaker device 95,403 0.27 $22,119 $14,157 $19,202 $26,325 6.1 1.1 50.9 76
7.6.3 Insertion, revision, replacement, or
removal of cardioverter/defibrillator 23,934 0.07 $57,735 $38,205 $53,684 $72,253 9.4 0.8 78.5 64
7.7 Other OR heart procedures [49.] 64,804 0.19 $38,932 $13,632 $25,730 $46,542 8.0 12.9 55.1 50
7.8 Extracorporeal circulation auxiliary to
open heart procedures [50.] 698 0.00 $98,536 $18,478 $69,727 $145,415 16.7 26.4 59.0 26
7.9 Endarterectomy, vessel of head and neck
[51.] 146,520 0.42 $13,643 $7,784 $11,103 $15,961 4.1 0.7 57.0 71
7.10 Aortic resection, replacement or anastomosis
[52.] 43,440 0.12 $39,259 $20,019 $28,270 $42,653 10.6 11.1 79.1 70
7.11 Varicose vein stripping, lower limb [53.] 5,034 0.01 $6,535 $3,232 $5,214 $7,857 2.7 0.2 37.4 51
7.12 Other vascular catheterization, not heart [54.] 192,335 0.55 $23,753 $7,704 $14,208 $26,355 11.3 13.4 44.3 48
7.12.1 Arterial catheterization 36,761 0.11 $33,008 $8,022 $16,154 $33,818 13.3 10.2 53.5 23
7.12.2 Umbilical vein catheterization 7,951 0.02 $30,782 $3,976 $11,945 $32,067 12.8 4.3 52.9 0
7.12.3 Venous catheterization 147,623 0.42 $21,080 $7,796 $13,887 $24,974 10.7 14.7 41.5 57
7.13 Peripheral vascular bypass [55.] 105,067 0.30 $26,564 $12,879 $19,994 $31,146 9.5 2.9 58.4 68
7.14 Other vascular bypass and shunt, not heart [56.] 10,904 0.03 $44,388 $15,775 $27,222 $50,309 10.8 10.5 54.7 49
7.15 Creation, revision and removal of
arteriovenous fistula or vessel-to-vessel
cannula for dialysis [57.] 68,743 0.20 $20,927 $8,484 $14,332 $24,937 10.2 2.6 48.4 61
7.16 Hemodialysis [58.] 136,169 0.39 $11,277 $4,623 $7,599 $13,083 5.9 4.8 48.9 61
7.17 Other OR procedures on vessels of head and neck [59.] 5,553 0.02 $29,489 $9,381 $16,885 $34,582 7.0 3.3 52.6 48
7.18 Embolectomy and endarterectomy of lower limbs [60.] 19,244 0.06 $24,645 $11,117 $17,612 $28,822 9.0 9.1 51.2 70
7.19 Other OR procedures on vessels other than head and
neck [61.] 192,785 0.55 $29,190 $9,242 $16,709 $31,739 8.9 5.5 52.2 61
7.19.1 Interrupt vena cava 27,420 0.08 $28,368 $11,906 $18,974 $32,936 12.7 8.7 44.9 67
7.19.2 Other OR procedures on blood vessels 155,574 0.45 $30,021 $8,948 $16,429 $32,200 8.5 5.1 53.2 60
7.20 Other diagnostic cardiovascular procedures [62.] 38,637 0.11 $13,993 $6,795 $10,619 $16,771 5.9 0.9 56.8 62
7.21 Other non-OR therapeutic cardiovascular procedures
[63.] 41,455 0.12 $21,847 $8,167 $15,070 $26,167 8.7 12.5 51.8 59
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(1) CCHPR Version 2 categories are presented in bold lettering with the CCHPR Version 2 category number
at the end of the word label, in brackets. See Appendix B for definitions of CCHPR Version 2 categories.
See Appendix D for definitions of expanded CCHPR categories.
(2) Numbers of discharges are weighted national estimates based on 100% of the data from the HCUP-3
Nationwide Inpatient Sample. Results are not presented for any procedure category for which the
unweighted number of discharges is less than 70. Estimates presented here have a relative error of
less than 30%. Out of the "All Discharges" category, 7,380 discharges had invalid procedure codes
and are not presented in the table details.
Acronyms used in Table 2: CNS--central nervous system; GI--gastrointestinal; LOS--length of stay
in hospital (in days); and OR--operating room.
Source: AHCPR, Center for Organization and Delivery Studies, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project
(HCUP-3).
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