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The HCUP (pronounced "H-CUP") family of healthcare databases and related software tools and products is made possible by a Federal-State-Industry partnership sponsored by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ).

Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP)

What is HCUP?

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

Overview of HCUP
Online HCUP Overview Course is an interactive course that provides information about HCUP data, software tools, and products
Frequently Asked Questions

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.

Purchase HCUP data through the HCUP Central Distributor
HCUP Technical Assistance answers questions and provides support to HCUP users
HCUP Online Tutorial Series provides free tutorials on HCUP data and tools, including training on technical methods for conducting research with HCUP data
HCUP Data Use Agreement Training Tool is a required tutorial for all purchasers and users of HCUP data that defines how the data can be used

Join the HCUP Mailing List

Join the HCUP Mailing List to receive information on new HCUP data, tools, and products.

What's New

The 2019 Kids' Inpatient Database (KID), Nationwide Ambulatory Surgery Sample (NASS), Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS), and Nationwide Readmissions Database (NRD) are now available (10/20/21)

The 2019 KID, NASS, NEDS, and NRD databases were released through the HCUP Central Distributor on October 20.

Newly Released: Cost-to-Charge Ratio (CCR) Files for the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS) (10/20/21)

CCR Files for the 2012-2019 NEDS are now available through the HCUP Central Distributor.

HCUP Data Users' Workshop (10/6/21)

Registration is now open for the 2-Day Virtual HCUP Data Users' Workshop: HCUP Data Analytic Tools!

The 2019 National Inpatient Sample (NIS) is now available (9/22/21)

The 2019 NIS database was released through the HCUP Central Distributor on September 22.

Read the latest edition of the HCUP e-News (9/23/21)

The Fall 2021 e-News is now available.

HCUP Fast Stats Data Update (9/8/21)

AHRQ has released new information in HCUP Fast Stats. The new Severe Maternal Morbidity (SMM) Among In-Hospital Deliveries topic focuses on trends in SMM-related in-hospital deliveries at the national and State levels. Further, the Opioid-Related Hospital Use topic has been updated to include additional 2018, 2019, and 2020 State data, and the Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome (NAS) Among Newborn Hospitalizations topic has been updated to include additional 2018 and 2019 State data.

NEW HCUP Data Visualization (9/7/21)

AHRQ has updated data in the HCUP Visualization of Inpatient Trends in COVID-19 and Other Conditions and HCUP Summary Trend Tables.

HCUP Statistical Brief #282, 283, 284, and #285 (9/8/21)

Email HCUP and tell us about your research: hcup@ahrq.gov

Internet Citation: HCUP Home. Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). October 2021. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/home.jsp.

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