Top 10 Causes of Uninsured Hospital Stays

Here are the top 10 diagnoses resulting in hospital stays by the uninsured in 2006, along with their percent of all uninsured hospital stays, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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  1. Newborn — 11.2 percent
  2. Non-specific chest pain — 3.5 percent
  3. Mood disorders — 3.5 percent
  4. Skin infections — 3.3 percent
  5. Alcohol-related disorders — 2.4 percent
  6. Diabetes mellitus with complications — 2.3 percent
  7. Substance-related disorders — 2.3 percent
  8. Pneumonia — 2.2 percent
  9. Hardening of the arteries —1.9 percent
  10. Perineal trauma due to childbirth — 1.9 percent

Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization, and Markets, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 1997 and 2006.

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