Table 2.
Hospital quintile of risk adjusted complication rates | ||||
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Lowest | Highest | Difference in payments | Proportion of total difference attributable to each cost category | |
CABG | ||||
Index hospitalization | $30,152 | $33,635 | $3,483 | 65.1% |
Readmissions | $2,032 | $2,398 | $366 | 6.8% |
Physician services | $4,820 | $5,568 | $748 | 14.0% |
Post-discharge ancillary care | $3,667 | $4,423 | $756 | 14.1% |
Total episode | $40,671 | $46,024 | $5,353 | 100% |
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Colectomy | ||||
Index hospitalization | $18,124 | $19,652 | $1,529 | 56.2% |
Readmissions | $1,322 | $1,736 | $414 | 15.2% |
Physician services | $3,405 | $3,837 | $432 | 15.9% |
Post-discharge ancillary care | $2,631 | $2,975 | $344 | 12.6% |
Total episode | $25,481 | $28,199 | $2,719 | 100% |
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AAA repair | ||||
Index hospitalization | $21,546 | $25,258 | $3,712 | 70.3% |
Readmissions | $1,237 | $1,593 | $356 | 6.7% |
Physician services | $3,405 | $3,856 | $451 | 8.5% |
Post-discharge ancillary care | $1,535 | $2,296 | $761 | 14.4% |
Total episode | $27,723 | $33,002 | $5,279 | 100% |
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Hip replacement | ||||
Index hospitalization | $10,952 | $11,670 | $719 | 29.5% |
Readmissions | $763 | $1,014 | $251 | 10.3% |
Physician services | $2,093 | $2,337 | $244 | 10.0% |
Post-discharge ancillary care | $5,807 | $7,030 | $1,223 | 50.2% |
Total episode | $19,615 | $22,051 | $2,436 | 100% |