Figure 3.
In-hospital cost (in US dollars) and duration of hospital stay for patients discharged with hepatic encephalopathy (International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, Ninth Edition code, 572.2) or portal hypertension (International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, Ninth Edition code, 572.3) from 2004 to 2010.
Notes: *Data calculated using ICD-9-CM codes 291.2 (alcoholic dementia, not elsewhere classified), 348.30 (encephalopathy, not otherwise specified), and 572.2 (hepatic coma); includes all listed discharge diagnoses. For patients with hepatic encephalopathy or portal hypertension, the mean duration of hospital stay decreased during this period, although in-hospital charges continued to increase. Data with permission from HCUPnet.71
Abbreviations: HE, hepatic encephalopathy; ICD, International Classification of Diseases.