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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes. 2009 Nov 10;3(1):33. doi: 10.1161/CIRCOUTCOMES.109.854760

Table 4.

Ten Most Costly Diagnosis Related Groups Within 30 Days and 1 Year of Index Hospitalization

DRG Description Cost, $ (%)
30 Days
127 Heart failure and shock 572 044 436 (13.0)
462 Rehabilitation 235 646 911 (5.5)
483 Tracheostomy with mechanical ventilation 96+ hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth, and neck 227 779 067 (5.3)
104 Cardiac valve procedures and other major cardiothoracic procedures with cardiac catheterization 227 485 824 (5.3)
105 Cardiac valve procedures and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization 184 335 553 (4.3)
475 Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support 139 682 315 (3.3)
124 Circulatory disorders except AMI, with cardiac catheterization and complex DIA 114 462 558 (2.7)
107 Coronary bypass with cardiac catheterization 111 835 435 (2.6)
116 Other permanent cardiac pacemaker implant 101 467 376 (2.4)
316 Renal failure 96 038 068 (2.2)
1 Year
127 Heart failure and shock 2545377120 (15.0)
483 Tracheostomy with mechanical ventilation 96+ hours or principal diagnosis except face, mouth, and neck 736533265 (4.2)
462 Rehabilitation 611610927 (3.5)
475 Respiratory system diagnosis with ventilator support 609800534 (3.5)
089 Simple pneumonia and pleurisy age >17 with cardiac catheterization 555267682 (3.2)
121 Circulatory disorders with AMI and major complications, discharged alive 433888557 (2.5)
104 Cardiac valve procedures and other major cardiothoracic procedures with cardiac catheterization 420344674 (2.4)
105 Cardiac valve procedures and other major cardiothoracic procedures without cardiac catheterization 413644557 (2.4)
316 Renal failure 388972072 (2.2)
416 Septicemia age >17 348746197 (2.0)