Number of Stays with the Most Frequent and Stable All-listed CCS Procedures (Excluding Maternal and Newborn Stays), 1997-2007
ALL-LISTED CCS PROCEDURES Number of Discharges in Thousands
1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography 1,461 1,459 1,431 1,588 1,707 1,646 1,717 1,611 1,589 1,671 1,471
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy 1,105 1,187 1,198 1,231 1,331 1,231 1,242 1,267 1,224 1,213 1,191
Echocardiogram 632 607 619 584 621 528 660 664 658 722 739
PTCA (percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty) 581 563 574 676 774 757 800 791 800 907 722
Colonoscopy and biopsy 531 570 576 584 636 613 636 654 619 606 582

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