STATISTICAL BRIEF #248 |
February 2019
Molly K. Bailey, M.S., Audrey J. Weiss, Ph.D., Marguerite L. Barrett, M.S., and H. Joanna Jiang, Ph.D. Introduction Hospital readmissions serve as a key measure for the quality of patient care in U.S. hospitals. National initiatives such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program (HRRP) and the Partnership for Patients (PfP) are focused on decreasing preventable readmissions. HRRP incentivizes hospitals to reduce readmissions by linking payment with readmission measures. PfP has built a collaborative network of health care stakeholders that is focused on improving practices related to transitions of care and lowering readmissions.1 In a previous Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Brief, statistics on 30-day all-cause readmissions among patients aged 1 year and older by expected payer and patient age group were presented from 2009 through 2013.2 To understand how readmission rates have changed since the implementation of such national initiatives as HRRP and PfP, it is important to continue to track changes in readmissions over time. This HCUP Statistical Brief presents statistics on 30-day all-cause readmissions among patients aged 1 year and older using the 2010-2016 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD). Trends in readmissions by expected payer are provided from 2010 through 2016. Changes in readmission rates between 2010 and 2016 are presented by expected payer. The rate of readmissions and a comparison of costs for the index admission (the initial inpatient stay) and the readmission in 2016 is provided by the type of principal diagnosis. Both the expected payer and the principal diagnosis are determined based on the index admission. Findings Trends in hospital readmissions by expected payer, 2010-2016 Figure 1 presents trends in the 30-day all-cause readmission rate by expected payer from 2010 to 2016. |
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Figure 1. Rate of 30-day all-cause readmissions by expected payer, 2010-2016
Notes: The expected payer is determined by the index admission, not the readmission. Rates by expected payer include all patients aged 1 year and older. Uninsured includes no insurance, self-pay, no charge, charity, Hill Burton free care, research (e.g., clinical trial or donor), refusal to pay, and no payment. The readmission rates for 2010-2012 differ slightly from those presented in HCUP Statistical Brief #199.3 These differences are the result of revised versions of the 2010-2012 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) that were released to correct an identified error. Additional information is available at www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/nation/nrd/NRD2010-2012.pdf. Line graph that shows the 30-day all-cause readmission rate by expected payer from 2010 to 2016. Medicare: fell steadily from 18.3 in 2010 to 17.1 in 2016. All payers: increased from 14.2 in 2010 to 14.3 in 2011; fell steadily to 13.9 in 2013 and 2014; increased to 14.0 in 2015; decreased to 13.9 in 2016. Medicaid: increased steadily from 13.7 in 2010 to 14.0 in 2012; decreased steadily to 13.6 in 2014; increased to 13.7 in 2015 and 2016. Uninsured: increased steadily from 10.4 in 2010 to 11.8 in 2016. Private: decreased steadily from 8.8 in 2010, 2011, and 2012 to 8.5 in 2014; increased to 8.6 in 2015 and 2016.
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Table 1 presents the readmission rate and the number of readmissions by expected payer and patient age group in 2010 and 2016. Separate breakouts are included for maternal and non-maternal patients. The percent change in the readmission rate and number of readmissions from 2010 to 2016 also is shown. |
Table 1. Rate and number of 30-day all-cause readmissions by expected payer and patient age group, 2010 and 2016 | ||||||
Expected payer and age groupa | Readmission rate | Number of readmissionsb (thousands) | ||||
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2010 | 2016 | Percent change, 2010-2016 | 2010 | 2016 | Percent change, 2010-2016 | |
Medicare | ||||||
Totalc | 18.3 | 17.1 | —6.7 | 2,615 | 2,447 | —6.4 |
21-64 years | 21.8 | 21.2 | —2.7 | 627 | 626 | —0.2 |
65 years and above | 17.4 | 16.0 | —8.1 | 1,985 | 1,818 | —8.4 |
Medicaid | ||||||
Total | 13.7 | 13.7 | 0.1 | 804 | 862 | 7.2 |
1-20 years, non-maternal | 11.4 | 12.3 | 7.8 | 111 | 105 | —4.9 |
21-44 years, non-maternal | 19.0 | 17.8 | —6.6 | 241 | 276 | 14.5 |
45-64 years, non-maternal | 21.9 | 20.4 | —6.9 | 347 | 395 | 14.0 |
Maternal | 5.1 | 4.4 | —14.1 | 104 | 84 | —18.9 |
Private insurance | ||||||
Total | 8.8 | 8.6 | —1.3 | 735 | 641 | —12.8 |
1-20 years, non-maternal | 9.4 | 10.8 | 15.7 | 62 | 58 | —6.6 |
21-44 years, non-maternal | 9.6 | 10.2 | 6.2 | 173 | 153 | —11.9 |
45-64 years, non-maternal | 11.0 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 434 | 378 | —13.0 |
Maternal | 3.4 | 2.8 | —17.7 | 67 | 54 | —18.3 |
Uninsuredd | ||||||
Total | 10.4 | 11.8 | 13.7 | 169 | 137 | —18.7 |
1-20 years, non-maternal | 6.1 | 7.9 | 28.7 | 5 | 4 | —30.8 |
21-44 years, non-maternal | 9.9 | 11.8 | 18.7 | 75 | 64 | —14.3 |
45-64 years, non-maternal | 11.9 | 13.0 | 9.4 | 85 | 67 | —21.2 |
Maternal | 4.84 | 3.8 | —20.5 | 3 | 2 | —35.2 |
Note: Percent change was calculated from data values that were not rounded. a The expected payer is determined by the index admission, not the readmission. Information is not presented for three types of patients: (1) patients aged 0 years, (2) patients aged 1 year and above with other types of expected payer (e.g., local government programs, TRICARE, worker's compensation), and (3) patients aged 65 years and above with an expected payer of Medicaid, private insurance, or uninsured. b The number of readmissions are 12-month counts calculated by multiplying the readmission rate by the 12-month index admission counts. c Medicare patients under age 21 years are included in the Medicare total for all ages but are not reported separately because of the small number of cases. There is no maternal breakout for Medicare because of the small number of maternal stays in this group. d Uninsured includes no insurance, self-pay, no charge, charity, Hill Burton free care, research (e.g., clinical trial or donor), refusal to pay, and no payment. Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), 2010 and 2016 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) |
Table 2 presents the readmission rate and the number of readmissions by type of principal diagnosis at index admission. Principal diagnoses are ranked by the rate of readmission and grouped using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) classification for diseases and injuries. |
Table 2. Rate and number of 30-day all-cause readmissions by principal diagnosis category at index admission, ranked by readmission rate, 2016 | |||
Rank | Principal diagnosis at index admissiona | Readmission rate | Number of all-cause readmissionsb |
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1 | Blood diseases | 25.3 | 104,800 |
2 | Neoplasms | 17.9 | 226,900 |
3 | Infectious/parasitic diseases | 17.7 | 359,900 |
4 | Endocrine/metabolic diseases | 17.5 | 214,700 |
5 | Respiratory system diseases | 16.9 | 434,700 |
6 | Mental/behavioral disorders | 16.8 | 329,400 |
7 | Circulatory system diseases | 16.4 | 754,900 |
8 | Genitourinary system diseases | 15.6 | 227,800 |
9 | Digestive system diseases | 15.6 | 495,000 |
10 | Conditions not elsewhere classified | 14.5 | 155,700 |
11 | Nervous system diseases | 14.0 | 115,400 |
12 | Injury, poisoning, external causes | 13.2 | 340,000 |
13 | Skin diseases | 12.7 | 85,000 |
14 | Congenital malformations | 9.6 | 7,100 |
15 | Eye/adnexa diseases | 9.3 | 2,400 |
16 | Musculoskeletal system diseases | 6.8 | 160,700 |
17 | Ear/mastoid process diseases | 6.7 | 2,600 |
18 | Pregnancy/childbirth | 3.6 | 147,700 |
N/A | Overall (any diagnosis) | 13.9 | 4,280,500 |
Note: Counts are rounded to the nearest hundred. a Principal diagnosis at index admission is grouped using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-10-CM) classification for diseases and injuries (i.e., chapters). The ranges for the chapters are documented in Table 3. Three ICD-10-CM diagnosis chapters were excluded: (1) certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (there were fewer than 50 total readmissions in 2016), (2) external causes of morbidity (these diagnosis codes are never sequenced as the principal diagnosis in inpatient data or the first-listed diagnosis in outpatient data), and (3) factors influencing health status and contact with health services (many of these diagnoses involve planned aftercare following surgery, such as antineoplastic chemotherapy, aftercare following joint replacement, and fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic devices). It is important to note that some of the readmissions included in the other diagnosis chapters reported in this table may still be planned. The overall readmission rate does include readmissions based on any principal diagnosis, including those from these excluded ICD-10-CM diagnosis chapters. b The numbers of readmissions are 12-month counts calculated by multiplying the readmission rate by the 12-month index admission counts. Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), 2016 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) |
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Figure 2. Average cost of index admissions and 30-day all-cause readmissions by principal diagnosisa at index admission, ranked by average readmission cost, 2016
Note: Costs are rounded to the nearest hundred. Line graph that shows the average cost of index admissions and 30-day all-cause readmissions by principal diagnosis at index admission ranked by readmission cost in 2016. Data are provided in Supplemental Table 1.
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About Statistical Briefs Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Statistical Briefs provide basic descriptive statistics on a variety of topics using HCUP administrative health care data. Topics include hospital inpatient, ambulatory surgery, and emergency department use and costs, quality of care, access to care, medical conditions, procedures, and patient populations, among other topics. The reports are intended to generate hypotheses that can be further explored in other research; the reports are not designed to answer in-depth research questions using multivariate methods. Data Source The estimates in this Statistical Brief are based upon data from the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) 2010-2016 Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD). Definitions Diagnoses, ICD-10-CM, and major diagnostic categories (MDCs) The principal diagnosis is that condition established after study to be chiefly responsible for the patient's admission to the hospital. ICD-10-CM is the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification. In October 2015, ICD-10-CM replaced the ICD-9-CM diagnosis coding system with the ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding system for most inpatient and outpatient medical encounters. There are over 70,000 ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. MDCs assign ICD-10-CM principal diagnosis codes to 1 of 25 general diagnosis categories. Case definition The ICD-10-CM diagnosis coding system includes 21 diagnosis chapters. A total of 18 of these chapters were presented in this Statistical Brief to define the type of principal diagnosis. Three ICD-10-CM diagnosis chapters were not presented: (1) certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (there were fewer than 50 total readmissions in 2016), (2) external causes of morbidity (these diagnosis codes are never sequenced as the principal diagnosis in inpatient data or the first-listed diagnosis in outpatient data), and (3) factors influencing health status and contact with health services (many of these diagnoses involve planned aftercare following surgery, such as antineoplastic chemotherapy, aftercare following joint replacement, and fitting and adjustment of external prosthetic devices). However, the overall readmission rate does include readmissions based on any principal diagnosis, including those from these excluded ICD-10-CM diagnosis chapters. The 18 included ICD-10-CM diagnosis chapters and corresponding diagnosis codes are presented in Table 3. |
Table 3. ICD-10-CM diagnosis chapter and code range | ||
Principal diagnosis type | ICD-10-CM diagnosis chapter title | ICD-10-CM diagnosis code range |
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Infectious/parasitic diseases | Certain infectious and parasitic diseases | A00-B99 |
Neoplasms | Neoplasms | C00-D49 |
Blood diseases | Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism | D50-D89 |
Endocrine/metabolic diseases | Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases | E00-E89 |
Mental/behavioral disorders | Mental, behavioral and neurodevelopmental disorders | F01-F99 |
Nervous system diseases | Diseases of the nervous system | G00-G99 |
Eye/adnexa diseases | Diseases of the eye and adnexa | H00-H59 |
Ear/mastoid diseases | Diseases of the ear and mastoid process | H60-H95 |
Circulatory system diseases | Diseases of the circulatory system | I00-I99 |
Respiratory system diseases | Diseases of the respiratory system | J00-J99 |
Digestive system diseases | Diseases of the digestive system | K00-K95 |
Skin diseases | Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue | L00-L99 |
Musculoskeletal system diseases | Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue | M00-M99 |
Genitourinary system diseases | Diseases of the genitourinary system | N00-N99 |
Pregnancy/childbirth | Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium | O00-O9A |
Congenital malformations | Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities | Q00-Q99 |
Conditions not elsewhere classified | Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified | R00-R99 |
Injury, poisoning, external causes | Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes | S00-T88 |
Abbreviation: ICD-10-CM, International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification |
Maternal and non-maternal stays were identified by MDC 14 (Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Puerperium).
Unit of analysis The unit of analysis is the index stay, not a person or patient. Every qualifying hospital stay is counted as a separate initial (starting point) admission. Thus, a single patient can be counted multiple times during the course of the January through December observation period. In addition, initial admissions do not require a prior clean period with no hospitalizations; that is, a hospital stay may be a readmission for a prior stay and the initial admission for a subsequent readmission. Admissions were disqualified from the analysis as initial admissions if they could not be followed for 30 days for one of the following reasons: (1) the patient died in the hospital, (2) information on length of stay was missing, or (3) the patient was discharged in December. Readmissions The 30-day readmission rate is defined as the number of admissions for each condition for which there was at least one subsequent hospital admission within 30 days, divided by the total number of admissions from January through November of the same year. That is, when patients are discharged from the hospital, they are followed for 30 days in the data. If any readmission to the same or different hospital occurs during this time period, the admission is counted as having a readmission. No more than one readmission is counted within the 30-day period, because the outcome measure assessed is "percentage of admissions that are readmitted." If a patient was transferred to a different hospital on the same day or was transferred within the same hospital, the two events were combined as a single stay and the second event was not counted as a readmission; that is, transfers were not considered a readmission. In the case of admissions for which there was more than one readmission in the 30-day period, the data presented in this Statistical Brief reflect the characteristics and costs of the first readmission. The number of all-cause readmissions reported in this Statistical Brief are 12-month counts calculated by multiplying the 30-day readmission rate by the 12-month index admission counts. Types of hospitals included in the HCUP Nationwide Readmissions Database The Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) is based on data from community hospitals, which are defined as short-term, non-Federal, general, and other hospitals, excluding hospital units of other institutions (e.g., prisons). The NRD includes obstetrics and gynecology, otolaryngology, orthopedic, cancer, pediatric, public, and academic medical hospitals. Excluded are long-term care facilities such as rehabilitation, long-term acute care, psychiatric, and alcoholism and chemical dependency hospitals. However, if a patient received long-term care, rehabilitation, or treatment for a psychiatric or chemical dependency condition in a community hospital, the discharge record for that stay will be included in the NRD. Costs and charges Total hospital charges were converted to costs using HCUP Cost-to-Charge Ratios based on hospital accounting reports from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).4 Costs reflect the actual expenses incurred in the production of hospital services, such as wages, supplies, and utility costs; charges represent the amount a hospital billed for the case. For each hospital, a hospital-wide cost-to-charge ratio is used. Hospital charges reflect the amount the hospital billed for the entire hospital stay and do not include professional (physician) fees. For the purposes of this Statistical Brief, costs are reported to the nearest hundred. Payer Payer is the expected payer for the hospital stay. To make coding uniform across all HCUP data sources, payer combines detailed categories into general groups:
For this Statistical Brief, a hierarchy was used to assign the payer category based on the primary and secondary expected payer to give precedence to public payers (Medicare and then Medicaid) over commercial insurance. In addition, an indication of any insurance was checked before assigning the payer category to uninsured:5
About HCUP The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP, pronounced "H-Cup") is a family of health care databases and related software tools and products developed through a Federal-State-Industry partnership and sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ). HCUP databases bring together the data collection efforts of State data organizations, hospital associations, and private data organizations (HCUP Partners) and the Federal government to create a national information resource of encounter-level health care data. HCUP includes the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States, with all-payer, encounter-level information beginning in 1988. These databases enable research on a broad range of health policy issues, including cost and quality of health services, medical practice patterns, access to health care programs, and outcomes of treatments at the national, State, and local market levels. HCUP would not be possible without the contributions of the following data collection Partners from across the United States: Alaska Department of Health and Social Services Alaska State Hospital and Nursing Home Association Arizona Department of Health Services Arkansas Department of Health California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development Colorado Hospital Association Connecticut Hospital Association Delaware Division of Public Health District of Columbia Hospital Association Florida Agency for Health Care Administration Georgia Hospital Association Hawaii Health Information Corporation Illinois Department of Public Health Indiana Hospital Association Iowa Hospital Association Kansas Hospital Association Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services Louisiana Department of Health Maine Health Data Organization Maryland Health Services Cost Review Commission Massachusetts Center for Health Information and Analysis Michigan Health & Hospital Association Minnesota Hospital Association Mississippi State Department of Health Missouri Hospital Industry Data Institute Montana Hospital Association Nebraska Hospital Association Nevada Department of Health and Human Services New Hampshire Department of Health & Human Services New Jersey Department of Health New Mexico Department of Health New York State Department of Health North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services North Dakota (data provided by the Minnesota Hospital Association) Ohio Hospital Association Oklahoma State Department of Health Oregon Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Oregon Office of Health Analytics Pennsylvania Health Care Cost Containment Council Rhode Island Department of Health South Carolina Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations Tennessee Hospital Association Texas Department of State Health Services Utah Department of Health Vermont Association of Hospitals and Health Systems Virginia Health Information Washington State Department of Health West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources, West Virginia Health Care Authority Wisconsin Department of Health Services Wyoming Hospital Association About the NRD The HCUP Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) is a calendar-year, discharge-level database constructed from the HCUP State Inpatient Databases (SID) with verified patient linkage numbers that can be used to track a person across hospitals within a State. The 2010-2016 NRD are available for purchase through the HCUP Central Distributor. The NRD is designed to support various types of analyses of national readmission rates. The database includes discharges for patients with and without repeat hospital visits in a year and those who have died in the hospital. Repeat stays may or may not be related. The criteria to determine the relationship between hospital admissions are left to the analyst using the NRD. The NRD was constructed as a sample of convenience consisting of 100 percent of the eligible discharges. Discharge weights for national estimates are developed using the target universe of community hospitals (excluding rehabilitation and long-term acute care hospitals) in the United States. Over time, the sampling frame for the NRD will change; thus, the number of States contributing to the NRD will vary from year to year. The NRD is intended for national estimates only; no regional, State-, or hospital-specific estimates can be produced. The unweighted sample size for the 2010 NRD is 13,907,610 (weighted, this represents 37,284,093 inpatient stays). The unweighted sample size for the 2016 NRD is 17,197,683 (weighted, this represents 35,660,906 inpatient stays). For More Information For other information on readmissions and revisits refer to the HCUP Statistical Briefs located at www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb_readmission.jsp. For additional HCUP statistics, visit:
For a detailed description of HCUP and more information on the design of the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) please refer to the following database documentation: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Overview of the Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD). Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). Rockville, MD: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Updated November 2017. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/nrdoverview.jsp. Accessed January 18, 2018. Suggested Citation Bailey MK (IBM Watson Health), Weiss AJ (IBM Watson Health), Barrett ML (M.L. Barrett, Inc.), Jiang HJ (AHRQ). Characteristics of 30-Day Readmissions, 2010-2016. HCUP Statistical Brief #248. February 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb248-Hospital-Readmissions-2010-2016.pdf. Acknowledgments The authors would like to acknowledge the contributions of Minya Sheng of IBM Watson Health. *** AHRQ welcomes questions and comments from readers of this publication who are interested in obtaining more information about access, cost, use, financing, and quality of health care in the United States. We also invite you to tell us how you are using this Statistical Brief and other HCUP data and tools, and to share suggestions on how HCUP products might be enhanced to further meet your needs. Please e-mail us at hcup@ahrq.gov or send a letter to the address below:Joel W. Cohen, Ph.D., Director Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 5600 Fishers Lane Rockville, MD 20857 This Statistical Brief was posted online on February 12, 2019. 1 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation. Project Evaluation Activity in Support of Partnership for Patients: Interim Evaluation Report, Final. September 2015, Updated December 2015. https://downloads.cms.gov/files/cmmi/pfp-interimevalrpt.pdf. Accessed September 18, 2018. 2 Barrett ML, Wier LM, Jiang HJ, Steiner CA. All-Cause Readmissions by Payer and Age, 2009-2013. HCUP Statistical Brief #199. December 2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb199-Readmissions-Payer-Age.pdf. Accessed September 24, 2018. 3 Barrett ML, Wier LM, Jiang HJ, Steiner CA. All-Cause Readmissions by Payer and Age, 2009-2013. HCUP Statistical Brief #199. December 2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb199-Readmissions-Payer-Age.pdf. Accessed September 24, 2018. 4 Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. HCUP Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 2001-2015. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Updated December 2017. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/db/state/costtocharge.jsp. Accessed January 18, 2018. 5 The NRD available for purchase through the HCUP Central Distributor includes the data element for the primary expected payer but not the data element for the secondary expected payer. |
Supplemental Table 1. Average cost of index admissions and 30-day all-cause readmissions by principal diagnosis at index admission, ranked by average readmission cost, 2016, for data presented in Figure 2 | ||
Principal diagnosis | Average index cost, $ | Average readmissions cost, $ |
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Congenital malformations | 26,100 | 19,000 |
Neoplasms | 20,600 | 17,900 |
Infectious/parasitic diseases | 16,300 | 16,700 |
Injury, poisoning, external causes | 17,500 | 16,500 |
Circulatory system diseases | 17,000 | 15,900 |
Blood diseases | 10,400 | 15,700 |
Musculoskeletal system diseases | 17,700 | 15,000 |
Respiratory system diseases | 10,700 | 14,500 |
Nervous system diseases | 12,700 | 14,400 |
Overall (any diagnosis) | 12,500 | 14,400 |
Digestive system diseases | 11,400 | 14,400 |
Eye/adnexa diseases | 8,900 | 14,000 |
Conditions not elsewhere classified | 8,600 | 13,800 |
Endocrine/metabolic diseases | 10,100 | 13,500 |
Genitourinary system diseases | 8,900 | 13,200 |
Skin diseases | 8,100 | 13,200 |
Ear/mastoid process diseases | 6,800 | 12,900 |
Mental/behavioral disorders | 6,900 | 8,200 |
Pregnancy/childbirth | 5,100 | 7,000 |
Internet Citation: Statistical Brief #248. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). February 2019. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb248-Hospital-Readmissions-2010-2016.jsp?utm_source=ahrq&utm_medium=en1&utm_term=Stats&utm_content=1&utm_campaign=ahrq_en3_19_2019. |
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