Each procedure has a frequency-of-performance ranking in parentheses preceding its associated readmission rate. For reference, the procedure with the highest readmission rate is kidney transplants, which are relatively rare, at 29.1 percent.
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1. Amputation of lower extremity (21) — 22.8 percent
2. Debridement of wound, infection or burn (19) — 19.1 percent
3. Heart valve procedures (22) — 18.5 percent
4. Small bowel resection (29) — 18.1 percent
5. Incision and excision of the central nervous system (23) — 16.1 percent
6. Insertion, revision, replacement, removal of cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator (18) — 15.5 percent
7. Coronary artery bypass graft (16) — 15.1
7. Skin Graft (24) — 15.1 percent
9. Colorectal resection (12) — 14.8 percent
10. Transurethral excision, drainage, or removal urinary obstruction (27) — 13.4 percent
11. Percutaneous coronary angioplasty (3) — 12.9 percent
12. Excision, lysis peritoneal adhesions (9) — 12.3 percent
13. Treatment, fracture or dislocation of hip and femur (14) — 11.9 percent
14. Lobectomy or pneumonectomy (30) — 11.5 percent
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