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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 D91. Other circulatory disease [117]                              88,673        100.00               0.25            2.82       4.7       2.6      $10,681    $6,168
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 185                                                                           (0.06)    (0.04)       ($230)    ($101)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       45,132         50.90               0.13            1.95       3.4       2.1       $5,682    $4,473
                                                                                                                               (0.05)    (0.04)        ($87)     ($70)
 p2. Other OR procedures on vessels other than head                 6,690          7.54               0.02            1.83       3.8       1.3      $15,574   $10,401
     and neck [61]                                                                                                             (0.19)    (0.15)       ($698)    ($464)
 p3. Peripheral vascular bypass [55]                                3,049          3.44               0.01            1.08       7.1       5.2      $21,503   $17,173
                                                                                                                               (0.31)    (0.22)     ($1,035)    ($536)
 p4. Other diagnostic cardiovascular procedures [62]                2,143          2.42               0.01            0.47       6.4       4.3      $11,237    $8,575
                                                                                                                               (0.28)    (0.26)       ($540)    ($328)
 p5. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization,                            2,026          2.29               0.01            0.89       2.6       0.9       $9,085    $6,632
     coronary arteriography [47]                                                                                               (0.27)    (0.18)       ($998)    ($743)
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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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 D92. Acute and unspecified renal failure [157]                    88,120        100.00               0.25           13.13       8.3       5.8      $17,029   $10,675
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 172                                                                           (0.09)    (0.05)       ($350)    ($166)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       38,103         43.24               0.11           13.31       5.6       4.1       $8,553    $6,679
                                                                                                                               (0.07)    (0.06)       ($136)    ($107)
 p2. Other non-OR therapeutic cardiovascular procedures [63]        5,092          5.78               0.01           15.45      10.4       8.0      $25,888   $18,938
                                                                                                                               (0.27)    (0.33)       ($935)    ($702)
 p3. Hemodialysis [58]                                              3,919          4.45               0.01           12.37       9.4       6.8      $22,013   $14,892
                                                                                                                               (0.32)    (0.39)       ($935)    ($729)
 p4. Creation, revision and removal of arteriovenous fistula        3,605          4.09               0.01            3.83      13.5      10.0      $32,746   $25,293
     or vessel-to-vessel cannula for dialysis [57]                                                                             (0.45)    (0.68)     ($1,268)  ($1,040)
 p5. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy [70]                  2,854          3.24               0.01            5.83      10.2       7.8      $19,364   $14,976
                                                                                                                               (0.31)    (0.23)       ($788)    ($608)
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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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 D93. Endometriosis [169]                                          87,128        100.00               0.25            0.02       2.8       2.2       $8,423    $7,540
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 58                                                                            (0.02)    (0.02)       ($124)    ($124)
 p1. Hysterectomy, abdominal and vaginal [124]                     69,815         80.13               0.20            0.01       2.8       2.2       $8,350    $7,503
                                                                                                                               (0.02)    (0.02)       ($128)    ($131)
 p2. Oophorectomy, unilateral and bilateral [119]                   5,918          6.79               0.02            0.00       3.0       2.2       $8,563    $7,649
                                                                                                                               (0.05)    (0.04)       ($187)    ($162)
 p3. Other operations on ovary [120]                                3,857          4.43               0.01            0.00       2.7       2.1       $8,807    $8,108
                                                                                                                               (0.07)    (0.06)       ($229)    ($219)
 p4. Other excision of cervix and uterus [125]                      1,420          1.63               0.00            0.00       2.5       1.9       $8,325    $7,584
                                                                                                                               (0.09)    (0.13)       ($334)    ($345)
 p5. No Procedure Listed [.]                                          963          1.11               0.00            0.59       2.6       1.4       $4,366    $3,304
                                                                                                                               (0.52)    (0.14)       ($481)    ($290)
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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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 D94. Other bone disease and musculoskeletal deformities [212]     86,274        100.00               0.25            0.27       4.0       2.6      $14,218   $10,093
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 127                                                                           (0.05)    (0.04)       ($326)    ($192)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       18,447         21.38               0.05            0.15       2.9       1.4       $5,266    $4,054
                                                                                                                               (0.12)    (0.04)       ($203)     ($76)
 p2. Hip replacement, total and partial [153]                      18,053         20.93               0.05            0.59       5.5       4.2      $22,473   $20,480
                                                                                                                               (0.08)    (0.07)       ($361)    ($292)
 p3. Other OR therapeutic procedures on bone [161]                  7,778          9.02               0.02            0.15       2.9       1.8      $11,733    $9,149
                                                                                                                               (0.08)    (0.05)       ($472)    ($279)
 p4. Spinal fusion [158]                                            5,874          6.81               0.02            0.14       6.6       5.3      $35,233   $28,903
                                                                                                                               (0.18)    (0.12)     ($1,919)  ($1,233)
 p5. Partial excision bone [142]                                    5,116          5.93               0.01            0.11       2.7       1.3      $10,010    $7,580
                                                                                                                               (0.15)    (0.06)       ($394)    ($325)
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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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 D95. Sprains and strains [232]                                    86,184        100.00               0.25            0.09       2.3       1.2       $6,368    $5,435
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 126                                                                           (0.04)    (0.03)       ($102)    ($101)
 p1. Other therapeutic procedures on muscles and tendons [160]     26,963         31.29               0.08            0.06       2.0       1.1       $6,399    $5,642
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.04)       ($128)    ($122)
 p2. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       22,857         26.52               0.07            0.08       3.0       1.8       $4,471    $3,419
                                                                                                                               (0.08)    (0.08)       ($207)    ($115)
 p3. Arthroplasty knee [152]                                       12,613         14.63               0.04            0.04       1.6       0.8       $8,873    $8,029
                                                                                                                               (0.04)    (0.03)       ($233)    ($274)
 p4. Arthroplasty other than hip or knee [154]                     10,954         12.71               0.03            0.05       1.7       0.9       $6,530    $5,809
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.03)       ($150)    ($161)
 p5. Other OR therapeutic procedures on joints [162]                1,775          2.06               0.01            0.00       1.9       0.9       $8,124    $7,365
                                                                                                                               (0.09)    (0.06)       ($308)    ($301)
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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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 D96. Other upper respiratory infections [126]                     85,288        100.00               0.24            0.11       2.7       1.7       $4,804    $3,254
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 125                                                                           (0.03)    (0.03)       ($106)     ($58)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       60,688         71.16               0.17            0.10       2.4       1.5       $3,647    $2,783
                                                                                                                               (0.03)    (0.03)        ($72)     ($50)
 p2. Other OR therapeutic procedures on nose,                       5,250          6.16               0.02            0.13       3.1       1.1       $9,567    $6,524
     mouth and pharynx [33]                                                                                                    (0.20)    (0.14)       ($514)    ($356)
 p3. Diagnostic spinal tap [4]                                      5,106          5.99               0.01            0.00       2.8       2.0       $4,811    $4,064
                                                                                                                               (0.06)    (0.07)       ($141)    ($164)
 p4. Other respiratory therapy [217]                                2,093          2.45               0.01            0.00       2.4       1.5       $3,995    $3,116
                                                                                                                               (0.17)    (0.19)       ($290)    ($330)
 p5. Other therapeutic procedures [231]                             1,919          2.25               0.01            0.00       3.3       2.0       $5,033    $3,377
                                                                                                                               (0.19)    (0.11)       ($363)    ($195)
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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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 D97. Pulmonary heart disease [103]                                83,931        100.00               0.24            6.77       7.5       6.0      $15,683   $10,779
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 152                                                                           (0.07)    (0.04)       ($587)    ($170)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       43,259         51.54               0.12            3.95       6.5       5.5      $10,359    $8,758
                                                                                                                               (0.06)    (0.04)       ($147)    ($145)
 p2. Other OR procedures on vessels other than head                 8,647         10.30               0.02            8.35       9.8       7.7      $26,730   $19,647
     and neck [61]                                                                                                             (0.21)    (0.17)       ($816)    ($522)
 p3. Radioisotope pulmonary scan [208]                              5,971          7.11               0.02            2.32       6.8       5.8      $12,047    $9,879
                                                                                                                               (0.12)    (0.11)       ($477)    ($401)
 p4. Arterio- or venogram (not heart and head) [191]                3,384          4.03               0.01            2.27       7.2       6.2      $15,695   $12,698
                                                                                                                              (0.18)    (0.16)       ($600)    ($484)

 p5. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization,                            2,879          3.43               0.01            2.08       6.0       4.4      $16,164   $14,279
     coronary arteriography [47]                                                                                               (0.36)    (0.44)       ($643)    ($580)
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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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 D98. Peri-, endo-, and myocarditis, cardiomyopathy
      (except that caused by tuberculosis or
      sexually transmitted disease) [97]                           83,548        100.00               0.24            5.81       7.4       3.9      $19,302    $9,409
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 155                                                                           (0.16)    (0.07)       ($748)    ($162)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       33,903         40.58               0.10            3.85       4.4       2.7       $7,803    $5,866
                                                                                                                               (0.08)    (0.05)       ($153)    ($106)
 p2. Diagnostic cardiac catheterization,                           10,319         12.35               0.03            1.32       4.4       2.9      $13,109   $10,440
     coronary arteriography [47]                                                                                               (0.14)    (0.12)       ($463)    ($288)
 p3. Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram) [193]          6,387          7.64               0.02            2.60       7.5       4.4      $15,672    $9,909
                                                                                                                               (0.29)    (0.29)       ($657)    ($469)
 p4. Other OR heart procedures [49]                                 6,018          7.20               0.02            8.75      10.5       7.1      $33,378   $21,569
                                                                                                                               (0.56)    (0.17)     ($2,473)    ($693)
 p5. Other vascular catheterization, not heart [54]                 2,660          3.18               0.01            8.13      12.8       9.4      $25,370   $16,706
                                                                                                                               (0.58)    (0.61)     ($1,581)    ($803)
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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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 D99. Aortic, peripheral, and visceral artery aneurysms [115]      83,317        100.00               0.24           13.15       9.0       6.4      $36,454   $24,735
      Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 130                                                                           (0.12)    (0.06)       ($797)    ($463)
 p1. Aortic resection, replacement or anastomosis [52]             41,888         50.28               0.12           10.81       9.8       7.2      $39,702   $28,846
                                                                                                                               (0.13)    (0.08)       ($872)    ($526)
 p2. Other OR procedures on vessels other than head                15,219         18.27               0.04           10.87       8.4       5.8      $37,460   $25,481
     and neck [61]                                                                                                             (0.25)    (0.19)     ($1,183)    ($675)
 p3. No Procedure Listed [.]                                        7,290          8.75               0.02           19.41       4.1       1.9       $8,012    $5,196
                                                                                                                               (0.25)    (0.12)       ($340)    ($183)
 p4. Peripheral vascular bypass [55]                                5,428          6.52               0.02            5.27       9.5       6.8      $37,006   $27,643
                                                                                                                               (0.35)    (0.14)     ($2,010)  ($1,055)
 p5. Contrast aortogram [189]                                       1,304          1.57               0.00            3.48       3.7       1.8      $11,808    $8,299
                                                                                                                               (0.26)    (0.23)       ($786)    ($618)
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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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 D100. Other injuries and conditions
       due to external causes [244]                                81,793        100.00               0.23            2.08       3.2       1.2       $8,208    $4,414
       Number of procedures with this diagnosis = 181                                                                          (0.12)    (0.10)       ($317)    ($197)
 p1. No Procedure Listed [.]                                       39,923         48.81               0.11            0.65       2.4       1.0       $4,541    $3,225
                                                                                                                               (0.09)    (0.05)       ($166)    ($109)
 p2. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy [70]                  5,658          6.92               0.02            0.35       2.4       1.0       $5,825    $4,213
                                                                                                                               (0.08)    (0.06)       ($204)    ($143)
 p3. Computerized axial tomography (CT) scan head [177]             2,743          3.35               0.01            0.49       1.8       0.5       $7,457    $4,588
                                                                                                                               (0.33)    (0.19)     ($1,442)  ($2,208)
 p4. Nonoperative removal of foreign body [229]                     2,698          3.30               0.01            0.55       1.8       0.7       $5,425    $4,016
                                                                                                                               (0.09)    (0.04)       ($331)    ($207)
 p5. Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation [216]        2,583          3.16               0.01           33.27       5.4       2.8      $21,583   $13,934
                                                                                                                               (0.32)    (0.20)     ($1,448)    ($846)
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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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