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The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) includes the largest collection of longitudinal hospital care data in the United States.

HCUP Products

Learn about HCUP products including State and nationwide databases, software and online tools, and reports.

  • HCUP Databases contain information on inpatient stays, emergency department visits, and ambulatory care
  • HCUPnet is an online query system that provides immediate access to health statistics
  • HCUP Fast Stats is an online query tool that uses visual displays to compare national or State statistics on a range of healthcare topics.
  • HCUP Research Tools provide complimentary tools and software to use with HCUP and similar databases
  • HCUP Reports feature findings, publications, and technical reports on HCUP issues
HCUP Services

Utilize HCUP services to purchase HCUP data, get answers to your HCUP-related questions, and learn how to use the HCUP databases.

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What's New
HCUP Statistical Brief Emergency Department Dental Conditions, 2019-2020 (PDF file, 1060 KB; HTML) (03/18/24)
  • Changes in emergency department dental condition utilization and costs for 2019 and 2020 are presented by year, age group and traumatic vs. non traumatic diagnosis. Utilization and costs are provided at the population and patient-level. The Stat Brief reports that in 2020 utilization declined by 17.7 percent while costs remained the same compared with 2019. See HCUP Stat Brief #305 for additional findings.
HCUP Software Tools for ICD-10-CM/PCS Fiscal Year 2024 Updates Released (3/6/24)
The 2021 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) now Available
HCUP Central Distributor Online Reporting System (01/01/24)
Releases of 2021 State Databases (11/8/23)
HCUP Statistical Brief on Characteristics of 30-Day All-Cause Hospital Readmissions, 2016-2020 (PDF file, 1060 KB; HTML) (09/29/23)
  • Changes in 30-day all-cause readmission rates for 2016–2019 and 2020 are presented by expected primary payer, patient location, and race and ethnicity. Readmission rates and average costs for 2020 are provided by the principal diagnosis. The Stat Brief finds that, from 2016 to 2020, the 30-day all-cause readmission rate remained at 13.9 per 100 index admissions, but the number of readmissions decreased by 10 percent in 2020 compared with 2016–2019. See HCUP Stat Brief #304 for additional findings.
 
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Internet Citation: HCUP Home. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). 03 2024. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/home.jsp.
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