Top 26 Conditions With the Highest Average Expense Per Patient in 2009

Here are the top 26 conditions with the highest average expense per patient across three hospital departments in 2009, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Medical Expenditure Panel Survey. The statistics are categorized by hospital department.

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Hospital outpatient/office-based provider visits
1. Kidney Disease — $3,845
2. Hernias — $2,056
3. Gallbladder, pancreatic, and liver disease — $2,021
4. Cerebrovascular disease — $1,987*
5. Non-malignant breast disease — $1,681*
6. Normal birth/live born — $1,664
7. Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins and lymphatics — $1,557
8. Residual Codes — $1,539*
9. Congenital anomalies — $1,526
10. Cataract — $1,500
Note: * indicates relative standard error equal to or greater than 30 percent.

Hospital inpatient stays
1. Heart conditions — $18,867
2. Trauma-related disorders — $16,137
3. Cancer — $9,863
4. COPD, asthma — $14,427
5. Pneumonia — $13,671
6. Normal birth/live born — $8,280
Note: Stats for other conditions not provided.

Emergency room visits
1. Kidney Disease — $2,019
2. Heart conditions — $1,857
3. Hypertension — $1,610
4. Back problems — $1,391
5. Disorders of the upper GI — $1,390
6. Systemic lupus and connective tissues disorders — $1,318
7. Pneumonia — $1,194
8. Osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders — $1,101
9. COPD, asthma — $1,024
10. Other CNS disorders — $1,003

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