Table 3.
Percent difference between age groups for total inpatient cost by risk category, urgency and age
| Risk category | Age, yr | No. (% change) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Overall | Scheduled | Unscheduled | ||
| Low | ≤64 | 1574 (Ref.) | 1258 (Ref.) | 316 (Ref.) |
| 65 to 79 | 678 (−2.9) | 621 (−8.8) | 57 (48.1)* | |
| ≥80 | 244 (8.6) | 206 (−8.8) | 38 (115.3)* | |
| Moderate | ≤64 | 3497 (Ref.) | 760 (Ref.) | 2737 (Ref.) |
| 65 to 79 | 757 (29.7)* | 414 (2.5) | 343 (36.8)* | |
| ≥80 | 132 (63.0)* | 55 (1.5) | 76 (103.3)* | |
| High | ≤64 | 1096 (Ref.) | 600 (Ref.) | 496 (Ref.) |
| 65 to 79 | 679 (9.7) | 424 (2.6) | 255 (22.6) | |
| ≥80 | 186 (25.8)* | 98 (5.1) | 88 (46.0)* | |
Ref. = reference group.
*
Clinically significant differences.