Table 2 (continued). The top 100 principal diagnoses and their associated principal procedures:
HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1996
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D51. Phlebitis, thrombophlebitis and thromboembolism [118]       188,566        100.00               0.54            1.15       6.2       4.9       $8,533    $5,815
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 182                                                                           (0.04)    (0.02)       ($126)     ($71)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                      127,008         67.35               0.36            0.57       5.6       4.7       $6,175    $5,097
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.02)        ($77)     ($63)
 p2. Other diagnostic ultrasound [197]                             12,444          6.60               0.04            0.57       6.0       4.8       $7,795    $5,818
                                                                                                                               (0.13)    (0.08)       ($389)    ($241)
 p3. Other OR procedures on vessels other than head                12,134          6.44               0.03            2.91       8.1       6.1      $19,540   $14,108
     and neck [61]                                                                                                             (0.16)    (0.12)       ($479)    ($323)
 p4. Other therapeutic procedures [231]                             7,698          4.08               0.02            0.69       6.5       5.1       $9,465    $6,418
                                                                                                                               (0.19)    (0.13)       ($388)    ($277)
 p5. Arterio- or venogram (not heart and head) [191]                5,166          2.74               0.01            0.49       6.0       4.9      $10,062    $5,928
                                                                                                                               (0.13)    (0.12)       ($610)    ($312)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D52. Calculus of urinary tract [160]                             187,441        100.00               0.54            0.09       2.4       1.3       $6,155    $4,409
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 122                                                                           (0.02)    (0.02)       ($114)     ($83)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       64,548         34.44               0.19            0.05       1.6       0.8       $2,687    $2,195
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.01)        ($37)     ($31)
 p2. Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal                  40,267         21.48               0.12            0.07       2.5       1.5       $7,813    $6,646
     urinary obstruction [101]                                                                                                 (0.04)    (0.02)       ($139)    ($112)
 p3. Ureteral catheterization [102]                                17,301          9.23               0.05            0.10       2.5       1.5       $7,396    $6,326
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.03)       ($145)    ($116)
 p4. Intravenous pyelogram [187]                                   15,144          8.08               0.04            0.04       1.6       0.8       $2,867    $2,324
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.02)        ($73)     ($66)
 p5. Endoscopy and endoscopic biopsy                               12,968          6.92               0.04            0.00       2.8       1.7       $7,027    $5,871
     of the urinary tract [100]                                                                                                (0.05)    (0.05)       ($167)    ($175)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D53. Hypertension complicating pregnancy,
      childbirth and the puerperium [183]                         174,242        100.00               0.50            0.05       3.2       2.0       $6,272    $4,836
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 72                                                                            (0.03)    (0.02)       ($124)     ($94)
 p1. Other procedures to assist delivery [137]                     44,582         25.59               0.13            0.04       2.6       1.7       $5,234    $4,361
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.02)       ($125)    ($103)
 p2. Cesarean section [134]                                        38,929         22.34               0.11            0.10       5.2       3.7      $10,896    $8,911
                                                                                                                               (0.08)    (0.03)       ($240)    ($167)
 p3. Episiotomy [133]                                              26,707         15.33               0.08            0.02       2.6       1.8       $5,066    $4,338
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.03)       ($112)    ($105)
 p4. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       23,046         13.23               0.07            0.02       2.2       1.3       $2,986    $2,239
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.03)        ($66)     ($54)
 p5. Forceps, vacuum, and breech delivery [135]                    15,469          8.88               0.04            0.04       2.8       1.9       $5,895    $4,903
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.04)       ($191)    ($148)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D54. Aspiration pneumonitis, food/vomitus [129]                  173,114        100.00               0.50           19.64       9.4       6.6      $19,155   $11,909
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 168                                                                           (0.11)    (0.06)       ($363)    ($194)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       89,352         51.61               0.26           18.50       6.7       5.1      $11,045    $8,657
                                                                                                                               (0.07)    (0.05)       ($189)    ($139)
 p2. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation [216]       14,835          8.57               0.04           43.37      11.8       8.4      $38,542   $27,762
                                                                                                                               (0.32)    (0.23)     ($1,034)    ($812)
 p3. Gastrostomy, temporary and permanent [71]                     13,320          7.69               0.04           10.05      13.0      10.2      $22,725   $17,989
                                                                                                                               (0.28)    (0.14)       ($483)    ($369)
 p4. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy [70]                  6,488          3.75               0.02           11.36      11.7       8.8      $22,518   $16,693
                                                                                                                               (0.39)    (0.28)     ($1,063)    ($564)
 p5. Diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus [37]            5,360          3.10               0.02           15.15      12.3       9.8      $27,320   $21,345
                                                                                                                               (0.31)    (0.33)       ($935)    ($820)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D55. Occlusion or stenosis of precerebral arteries [110]         167,750        100.00               0.48            0.52       3.4       1.9      $12,291   $10,139
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 118                                                                           (0.04)    (0.02)       ($223)    ($183)
 p1. Endarterectomy, vessel of head and neck [51]                 137,048         81.70               0.39            0.43       3.2       1.8      $12,594   $10,639
                                                                                                                               (0.05)    (0.03)       ($220)    ($192)
 p2. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       12,204          7.28               0.04            0.39       3.9       2.6       $7,229    $6,007
                                                                                                                               (0.13)    (0.07)       ($278)    ($125)
 p3. Cerebral arteriogram [188]                                     6,238          3.72               0.02            0.23       3.7       2.2       $9,531    $8,034
                                                                                                                               (0.14)    (0.18)       ($249)    ($239)
 p4. Other OR procedures on vessels other than head                 2,630          1.57               0.01            1.28       3.4       1.8      $16,750   $12,886
     and neck [61]                                                                                                             (0.22)    (0.13)       ($944)  ($1,122)
 p5. Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan head [177]             1,580          0.94               0.00            0.70       4.5       3.2       $7,098    $5,710
                                                                                                                               (0.24)    (0.23)       ($433)    ($390)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
                                                                --------------------------------------------------             Length of stay              Charges     
Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D56. Intracranial injury [233]                                   167,331        100.00               0.48            7.43       6.9       2.3      $22,787    $8,257
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 171                                                                           (0.30)    (0.08)     ($1,250)    ($294)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       64,021         38.26               0.18            2.53       4.8       1.5      $10,437    $5,046
                                                                                                                               (0.70)    (0.07)     ($1,937)    ($222)
 p2. Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan head [177]            20,138         12.03               0.06            2.42       3.1       1.2       $8,694    $4,966
                                                                                                                               (0.17)    (0.15)     ($1,048)    ($583)
 p3. Suture of skin and subcutaneous tissue [171]                  16,499          9.86               0.05            1.63       3.1       1.5       $8,595    $5,960
                                                                                                                               (0.10)    (0.07)       ($343)    ($271)
 p4. Incision and excision of CNS [1]                              15,450          9.23               0.04           15.68      11.3       7.2      $42,084   $26,971
                                                                                                                               (0.29)    (0.18)     ($2,079)  ($1,013)
 p5. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation [216]        9,264          5.54               0.03           36.21       6.1       2.4      $23,669   $14,751
                                                                                                                               (0.31)    (0.18)     ($1,157)    ($759)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D57. Other fractures [231]                                       166,785        100.00               0.48            1.33       6.0       3.6      $12,367    $5,984
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 177                                                                           (0.08)    (0.04)       ($521)    ($118)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       96,383         57.79               0.28            0.57       4.7       3.1       $6,261    $4,561
                                                                                                                               (0.09)    (0.04)       ($137)     ($65)
 p2. Other fracture and dislocation procedure [148]                 6,275          3.76               0.02            0.87       9.0       6.7      $30,286   $19,995
                                                                                                                               (0.31)    (0.28)     ($2,576)  ($1,062)
 p3. Suture of skin and subcutaneous tissue [171]                   4,751          2.85               0.01            0.81       3.9       2.5       $9,081    $6,352
                                                                                                                               (0.12)    (0.09)       ($483)    ($295)
 p4. Other OR therapeutic nervous system procedures [9]             4,336          2.60               0.01            2.78       7.6       4.9      $28,465   $16,475
                                                                                                                               (0.32)    (0.19)     ($2,386)    ($828)
 p5. Physical therapy exercises, manipulation,                      3,969          2.38               0.01            0.70       7.0       4.4       $7,184    $5,027
     and other procedures [213]                                                                                                (0.48)    (0.51)       ($485)    ($301)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D58. Other lower respiratory disease [133]                       161,760        100.00               0.46            3.08       4.0       1.9       $9,407    $5,288
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 175                                                                           (0.05)    (0.02)       ($203)     ($80)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       97,304         60.15               0.28            1.79       2.8       1.5       $5,208    $4,076
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.02)        ($76)     ($66)
 p2. Diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus [37]           10,505          6.49               0.03            3.97       7.1       4.8      $16,237   $11,163
                                                                                                                               (0.24)    (0.15)       ($673)    ($286)
 p3. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization,                            5,652          3.49               0.02            0.55       3.2       2.0      $10,126    $8,458
     coronary arteriography [47]                                                                                               (0.10)    (0.08)       ($326)    ($251)
 p4. Other diagnostic procedures on lung and bronchus [38]          4,489          2.77               0.01            7.11       8.4       4.2      $27,755   $16,465
                                                                                                                               (0.33)    (0.24)     ($1,461)    ($560)
 p5. Lobectomy or pneumonectomy [36]                                4,320          2.67               0.01            1.80       6.4       4.2      $20,118   $15,129
                                                                                                                               (0.22)    (0.14)       ($742)    ($399)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D59. Abdominal hernia [143]                                      161,289        100.00               0.46            1.23       4.4       2.4      $11,262    $7,442
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 131                                                                           (0.05)    (0.03)       ($168)    ($105)
 p1. Other hernia repair [86]                                      78,498         48.67               0.23            0.78       4.3       2.6      $11,009    $7,904
                                                                                                                               (0.05)    (0.03)       ($193)    ($121)
 p2. Inguinal and femoral hernia repair [85]                       43,549         27.00               0.12            0.71       3.2       1.4       $8,413    $6,080
                                                                                                                               (0.06)    (0.04)       ($158)    ($115)
 p3. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       11,615          7.20               0.03            1.30       3.5       1.8       $5,071    $3,919
                                                                                                                               (0.35)    (0.05)       ($134)     ($92)
 p4. Excision, lysis peritoneal adhesions [90]                      6,084          3.77               0.02            1.78       6.8       4.9      $17,743   $12,803
                                                                                                                               (0.17)    (0.18)       ($566)    ($308)
 p5. Other OR upper GI therapeutic procedures [94]                  5,010          3.11               0.01            0.96       5.6       3.2      $18,158   $12,721
                                                                                                                               (0.26)    (0.19)       ($987)    ($383)
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                                                                                Number of discharges 
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Top 100 ranked diagnoses,                                                    As a percent of                                 ------------------     -------------------- 
with top 5 procedures 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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 D60. Cancer of bronchus, lung [19]                               158,150        100.00               0.45           15.76       8.1       5.8      $19,392   $14,011
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 163                                                                           (0.08)    (0.05)       ($333)    ($249)
 p1. Lobectomy or pneumonectomy [36]                               39,736         25.13               0.11            3.26       9.1       6.7      $29,174   $22,924
                                                                                                                               (0.11)    (0.06)       ($615)    ($503)
 p2. Diagnostic bronchoscopy and biopsy of bronchus [37]           36,846         23.30               0.11            6.86       8.5       6.6      $17,385   $13,817
                                                                                                                               (0.11)    (0.08)       ($269)    ($234)
 p3. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       33,297         21.05               0.10           35.97       5.0       3.1       $7,076    $5,116
                                                                                                                               (0.10)    (0.06)       ($135)    ($100)
 p4. Incision of pleura, thoracentesis, chest drainage [39]         5,890          3.72               0.02           20.35       8.4       6.4      $15,787   $11,921
                                                                                                                               (0.23)    (0.21)       ($495)    ($441)
 p5. Therapeutic radiology [211]                                    4,338          2.74               0.01           13.83       9.8       6.7      $16,587   $12,296
                                                                                                                               (0.43)    (0.31)       ($655)    ($460)
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(1) Principal diagnoses and procedures are categorized using Clinical Classification Software (CCS).
(2) Percent of discharges with the principal diagnosis that have this principal procedure. 
    (Denominator is discharges with this diagnosis.)
(3) Percent of all discharges that have this principal procedure-principal diagnosis combination. 
    (Denominator is all discharges.)
(4) S.E. is standard error.
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