Leading Causes of Hospitalization
The following tables provide the number and percent of discharges for the leading causes of hospitalization among North Carolina Medicare beneficiaries age 65 and older. The cause of hospitalization is based on the principal diagnosis.
|
2001 | ||
| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges |
% of all discharges |
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
18815 |
5.9 |
| Congestive Heart Failure |
18478 |
5.8 |
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
17693 |
5.6 |
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
15436 |
4.9 |
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
13067 |
4.1 |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
12680 |
4.0 |
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
11582 |
3.6 |
|
2000
|
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| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges
|
% of all discharges
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
19734
|
6.1
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
19030
|
5.9
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
18994
|
5.9
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
15484
|
4.8
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
13013
|
4.0
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
12615
|
3.9
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
11935
|
3.7
|
|
1999
|
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| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges
|
% of all discharges
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
19551
|
6.2
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
19419
|
6.2
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
18225
|
5.8
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
15496
|
4.9
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
13644
|
4.4
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
11874
|
3.8
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
11727
|
3.7
|
|
1998
|
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| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges
|
% of all discharges
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
19754
|
6.4
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
18759
|
6.1
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
18419
|
5.9
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
15372
|
5.0
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
12511
|
4
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
11920
|
3.8
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
11559
|
3.7
|
|
1997
|
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| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges
|
% of all discharges
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
19692
|
6.7
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
17836
|
6.1
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
17234
|
5.9
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
14701
|
5.0
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
11539
|
3.9
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
11165
|
3.8
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
10618
|
3.6
|
|
1996
|
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| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges
|
% of all discharges
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
19103
|
6.7
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
17056
|
6.0
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
16861
|
5.9
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
13874
|
4.9
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
11399
|
4.0
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
10965
|
3.9
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
9874
|
3.5
|
|
1995
|
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| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges
|
% of all discharges
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
18967
|
6.9
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
16907
|
6.2
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
16257
|
5.9
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
11980
|
4.4
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
11093
|
4.1
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
10466
|
3.8
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
9564
|
3.5
|
|
1994
|
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| Reason for Hospitalization* |
# discharges
|
% of all discharges
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease |
16992
|
6.7
|
| Congestive Heart Failure |
15469
|
6.1
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
15088
|
5.9
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction |
10484
|
4.1
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease |
9171
|
3.6
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
9061
|
3.5
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
7441
|
2.9
|
* Reason for hospitalization is based on the principal diagnosis. The following table provides the reason for hospitalization and the ICD-9-CM codes associated with the condition.
| Reason for Hospitalization |
ICD-9-CM Codes
|
| Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI) |
410.x
|
| Cardiac Dysrhythmias |
427.x
|
| Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) |
430.x - 438.x
|
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) |
490.x - 496.x
|
| Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) |
428.0
|
| Coronary Atherosclerosis |
414.0
|
| Pneumonia & Influenza |
480.x - 487.x
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