Top 12 Body System Categories With the Highest Average Annual Inpatient Stay Cost Growth From 1997-2007

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Here are the 12 principal CCS body system and condition categories with the highest average annual growth in costs for inpatient stays, according to the HCUP Facts and Figures: Statistics on Hospital-Based Care in the United States, 2007 report. Note: Costs are adjusted for 2007 dollars.

1. Infectious and parasitic

• 1997 cost — $6.6 billion
• 2007 cost — $15.3 billion
• Average annual growth rate — 8.8 percent

2. Musculoskeletal

• 1997 cost — $11.8 billion
• 2007 cost — $26.8 billion
• Average annual growth rate — 8.5 percent

3. Skin

• 1997 cost — $2.4 billion
• 2007 cost — $4.8 billion
• Average annual growth rate — 7.2 percent

4. Blood

• 1997 cost — $1.8 billion
• 2007 cost — $3.5 billion
• Average annual growth rate — 6.7 percent

5. Endocrine system

• 1997 cost — $5.8 billion
• 2007 cost — $10.0 billion*
• Average annual growth rate — 5.6 percent

5. Nervous system

• 1997 cost — $3.9 billion
• 2007 cost — $6.7 billion
• Average annual growth rate — 5.6 percent

7. Genitourinary

• 1997 cost — $8.1 billion
• 2007 cost — $13.5 billion
• Average annual growth rate — 5.3 percent

8. Injury and poisoning

• 1997 cost — $23.0 billion
• 2007 cost — $37.2 billion
• Average annual growth — 4.9 percent

9. Perinatal (newborns)

• 1997 cost — $9.7 billion
• 2007 cost — $15.5 billion
• Average annual growth — 4.8 percent

10. Pregnancy and childbirth

• 1997 cost — $12.2 billion
• 2007 cost — $18.8 billion
• Average annual growth — 4.4 percent

10. Digestive

• 1997 cost — $20.8 billion
• 2007 cost — $32.0 billion
• Average annual growth — 4.4 percent

10. Mental

• 1997 cost — $7.9 billion
• 2007 cost — $12.2 billion*
• Average annual growth — 4.4 percent

*Costs are not statistically different from 2002 (the previously reported year) at P 0.05.

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