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National Health Statistics - Top 50 Single Level Diagnoses
| Statistics for U.S. hospital stays, Top 50 single-level CCS (Clinical Classifications Software) diagnoses, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS), 1997 |
| Rank |
Diagnoses (CCS category number and name) |
Number of Discharges |
% of Discharges |
Mean Charges (dollars) |
Mean Length of Stay (days) |
% Died |
% Male |
Mean Age |
| 1 |
218 |
Liveborn |
3,844,925 |
10.9% |
3,717 |
3.0 |
0.3% |
51.2% |
0 |
| 2 |
101 |
Coronary atherosclerosis |
1,431,536 |
4.0% |
19,232 |
4.2 |
0.9% |
59.1% |
66 |
| 3 |
122 |
Pneumonia (except that caused by tuberculosis and sexually transmitted diseases) |
1,258,188 |
3.6% |
12,558 |
6.3 |
6.1% |
48.5% |
59 |
| 4 |
108 |
Congestive heart failure, nonhypertensive |
1,011,268 |
2.9% |
11,915 |
5.8 |
4.9% |
45.5% |
74 |
| 5 |
100 |
Acute myocardial infarction |
745,732 |
2.1% |
22,772 |
5.9 |
8.7% |
60.5% |
68 |
| 6 |
193 |
Trauma to perineum and vulva |
725,701 |
2.0% |
3,744 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
27 |
| 7 |
109 |
Acute cerebrovascular disease |
638,432 |
1.8% |
15,745 |
7.4 |
10.6% |
45.4% |
72 |
| 8 |
69 |
Affective disorders |
596,097 |
1.7% |
8,673 |
8.8 |
0.1% |
38.0% |
43 |
| 9 |
106 |
Cardiac dysrhythmias |
582,951 |
1.6% |
10,703 |
3.8 |
1.2% |
48.1% |
69 |
| 10 |
127 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis |
565,299 |
1.6% |
10,818 |
5.7 |
2.7% |
43.6% |
68 |
| 11 |
196 |
Normal pregnancy and/or delivery |
554,692 |
1.6% |
3,638 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
26 |
| 12 |
205 |
Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, other back problems |
548,332 |
1.5% |
11,880 |
3.3 |
0.1% |
50.8% |
54 |
| 13 |
102 |
Nonspecific chest pain |
547,095 |
1.5% |
5,607 |
1.9 |
* |
45.9% |
58 |
| 14 |
237 |
Complication of device, implant or graft |
500,058 |
1.4% |
20,393 |
6.0 |
1.9% |
51.3% |
60 |
| 15 |
55 |
Fluid and electrolyte disorders |
477,583 |
1.3% |
6,983 |
4.3 |
2.8% |
38.4% |
57 |
| 16 |
149 |
Biliary tract disease |
464,232 |
1.3% |
12,983 |
4.2 |
0.8% |
31.5% |
55 |
| 17 |
203 |
Osteoarthritis |
437,210 |
1.2% |
19,830 |
4.8 |
0.2% |
38.2% |
69 |
| 18 |
128 |
Asthma |
433,159 |
1.2% |
6,410 |
3.4 |
0.3% |
41.0% |
31 |
| 19 |
190 |
Fetal distress and abnormal forces of labor |
427,176 |
1.2% |
5,551 |
2.6 |
* |
* |
27 |
| 20 |
2 |
Septicemia (except in labor) |
421,300 |
1.2% |
17,970 |
8.1 |
14.2% |
43.9% |
66 |
| 21 |
50 |
Diabetes mellitus with complications |
416,420 |
1.2% |
11,755 |
5.9 |
1.5% |
49.0% |
55 |
| 22 |
159 |
Urinary tract infections |
414,522 |
1.2% |
7,897 |
4.8 |
1.6% |
28.7% |
59 |
| 23 |
254 |
Rehabilitation care, fitting of prostheses, and adjustment of devices |
406,599 |
1.1% |
16,968 |
14.2 |
1.0% |
40.9% |
70 |
| 24 |
195 |
Other complications of birth, puerperium affecting management of the mother |
403,254 |
1.1% |
4,910 |
2.3 |
* |
* |
28 |
| 25 |
181 |
Other complications of pregnancy |
373,489 |
1.1% |
4,553 |
2.4 |
* |
* |
26 |
| 26 |
238 |
Complications of surgical procedures or medical care |
358,004 |
1.0% |
14,494 |
6.2 |
1.8% |
47.4% |
57 |
| 27 |
226 |
Fracture of neck of femur (hip) |
343,728 |
1.0% |
17,326 |
7.1 |
2.8% |
25.9% |
79 |
| 28 |
197 |
Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections |
336,138 |
0.9% |
8,230 |
5.1 |
0.5% |
51.1% |
53 |
| 29 |
153 |
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage |
319,133 |
0.9% |
11,129 |
4.8 |
4.1% |
51.2% |
68 |
| 30 |
145 |
Intestinal obstruction without hernia |
280,261 |
0.8% |
14,125 |
6.6 |
3.2% |
41.1% |
65 |
| 31 |
189 |
Previous C-section |
276,439 |
0.8% |
5,873 |
2.7 |
* |
* |
30 |
| 32 |
42 |
Secondary malignancies |
270,581 |
0.8% |
17,867 |
7.6 |
12.7% |
43.2% |
64 |
| 33 |
70 |
Schizophrenia and related disorders |
266,982 |
0.8% |
11,272 |
12.2 |
* |
55.7% |
41 |
| 34 |
184 |
Early or threatened labor |
265,333 |
0.7% |
5,725 |
3.2 |
* |
* |
26 |
| 35 |
192 |
Umbilical cord complication |
264,063 |
0.7% |
3,850 |
1.8 |
* |
* |
27 |
| 36 |
99 |
Hypertension with complications and secondary hypertension |
256,641 |
0.7% |
13,960 |
5.8 |
3.1% |
43.2% |
66 |
| 37 |
230 |
Fracture of lower limb |
255,343 |
0.7% |
14,049 |
4.9 |
0.4% |
47.7% |
48 |
| 38 |
66 |
Alcohol-related mental disorders |
243,081 |
0.7% |
5,229 |
5.2 |
* |
73.1% |
43 |
| 39 |
146 |
Diverticulosis and diverticulitis |
236,031 |
0.7% |
13,376 |
5.8 |
1.4% |
40.5% |
68 |
| 40 |
46 |
Benign neoplasm of uterus |
233,850 |
0.7% |
9,052 |
2.9 |
* |
* |
44 |
| 41 |
142 |
Appendicitis and other appendiceal conditions |
224,430 |
0.6% |
10,511 |
3.6 |
0.3% |
58.1% |
31 |
| 42 |
125 |
Acute bronchitis |
223,852 |
0.6% |
5,774 |
3.4 |
0.2% |
50.6% |
22 |
| 43 |
45 |
Maintenance chemotherapy, radiotherapy |
221,568 |
0.6% |
12,010 |
4.2 |
0.8% |
46.6% |
49 |
| 44 |
83 |
Epilepsy, convulsions |
221,545 |
0.6% |
8,323 |
3.9 |
1.1% |
51.2% |
42 |
| 45 |
191 |
Polyhydramnios and other problems of amniotic cavity |
205,545 |
0.6% |
5,809 |
3.1 |
* |
* |
27 |
| 46 |
152 |
Pancreatic disorders (not diabetes) |
205,341 |
0.6% |
15,382 |
6.5 |
1.8% |
49.6% |
53 |
| 47 |
131 |
Respiratory failure, insufficiency, arrest (adult) |
203,416 |
0.6% |
31,080 |
10.0 |
22.7% |
46.0% |
66 |
| 48 |
245 |
Syncope |
193,830 |
0.5% |
6,635 |
3.1 |
0.3% |
44.0% |
69 |
| 49 |
112 |
Transient cerebral ischemia |
193,803 |
0.5% |
7,062 |
3.6 |
0.2% |
41.6% |
73 |
| 50 |
67 |
Substance-related mental disorders |
191,665 |
0.5% |
4,883 |
5.0 |
* |
62.9% |
37 |
Internet Citation:
HCUPnet, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/data/hcup/hcupnet.htm
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