Table 1. Adult Hospital Discharges, by Number of Chronic Conditions Across Payer, Sex, Age, Race/Ethnicity, Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2009.
| Discharge Characteristic | No. of Chronic Conditions |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 or 1 | 2 or 3 | ≥4 | All | |
| All Adult Discharges | ||||
| Discharges, n (%)a | 8,167,314 (28.81) | 10,929,300 (38.56) | 9,252,415 (32.64) | 28,349,029 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.46 | 5.21 | 5.42 | 5.06 |
| Mean charge, $ | 35,385.98 | 37,602.67 | 38,672.55 | 37,311.28 |
| Mean cost, $ | 10,544.91 | 11,180.93 | 11,480.79 | 11,095.01 |
| Payer | ||||
| Medicare | ||||
| n (%) | 2,204,737 (14.54) | 6,033,738 (39.80) | 6,922,039 (45.66) | 15,160,515 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 5.62 | 5.50 | 5.51 | 5.52 |
| Mean charge, $ | 39653.15 | 38123.91 | 37786.48 | 38193.47 |
| Mean cost, $ | 11,922.59 | 11,394.49 | 11,284.88 | 11,421.66 |
| Medicaid | ||||
| n (%) | 1,181,760 (37.01) | 1,280,715 (40.11) | 730,609 (22.88) | 3,193,083 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 5.26 | 5.95 | 5.89 | 5.68 |
| Mean charge, $ | 37,242.88 | 36,467.74 | 39,491.62 | 37,445.82 |
| Mean cost, $ | 10,634.06 | 10,398.02 | 11,244.41 | 10,678.85 |
| Private | ||||
| n (%) | 3,875,344 (47.10) | 2,977,623 (36.19) | 1,374,750 (16.71) | 8,227,717 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 3.72 | 4.45 | 4.82 | 4.17 |
| Mean charge, $ | 34,257.60 | 38,879.88 | 43,095.20 | 37,397.61 |
| Mean cost, $ | 10,277.17 | 11,626.10 | 12,693.26 | 11,166.47 |
| Self-pay | ||||
| n (%) | 905,473 (51.22) | 637,224 (36.05) | 225,017 (12.73) | 1,767,713 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 3.75 | 4.49 | 4.97 | 4.17 |
| Mean charge, $ | 27,386 | 29,088.97 | 36,492.51 | 29,160.09 |
| Mean cost, $ | 8,218.75 | 8,691.24 | 10,945.66 | 8,736.48 |
| Sex | ||||
| Men | ||||
| n (%) | 3,582,447 (27.41) | 5,072,042 (38.80) | 4,417,230 (33.79) | 13,071,719 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.19 | 5.13 | 5.45 | 4.95 |
| Mean charge, $ | 38,860.38 | 40,070.49 | 41,303.33 | 40,153.68 |
| Mean cost, $ | 11,524.23 | 11,873.24 | 12,207.98 | 11,890.22 |
| Women | ||||
| n (%) | 4,569,669 (29.89) | 5,871,812 (38.41) | 4,844,323 (31.69) | 15,285,805 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.19 | 5.13 | 5.45 | 4.95 |
| Mean charge, $ | 32,646.41 | 35,449.35 | 36,266.74 | 34,868.34 |
| Mean cost, $ | 9,790.54 | 10,583.73 | 10,820.74 | 10,421.11 |
| Age | ||||
| 18–44 y | ||||
| n (%) | 3,419,009 (63.36) | 1,624,350 (30.10) | 352,970.50 (6.54) | 5,396,330 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 3.91 | 5.03 | 5.20 | 4.33 |
| Mean charge, $ | 30,804.92 | 30,364.65 | 34,111.91 | 30,910.92 |
| Mean cost, $ | 9,142.41 | 9,025.33 | 10,080.57 | 9,168.51 |
| 45–64 y | ||||
| n (%) | 2,992,037 (31.60) | 3,987,333 (42.11) | 2,488,444 (26.28) | 9,467,814 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.50 | 5.05 | 5.26 | 4.93 |
| Mean charge, $ | 37,773.66 | 39,377.85 | 40,983.65 | 39,292.56 |
| Mean cost, $ | 11,299.41 | 11,710.14 | 12,107.17 | 11,684.60 |
| ≥65 y | ||||
| Discharges, n (%) | 1,774,032 (13.11) | 5,334,250 (39.43) | 6,420,323 (47.46) | 13,528,605 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.05 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.04 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 5.44 | 5.38 | 5.50 | 5.44 |
| Mean charge, $ | 40,068.53 | 38,467.4 | 38,022.14 | 38,467.45 |
| Mean cost, $ | 11,974.46 | 11,444.67 | 11,317.35 | 11,454.16 |
| Race/Ethnicity | ||||
| White | ||||
| n (%) | 5,666,925 (27.62) | 7,942,189 (38.70) | 6,911,652 (33.68) | 20,520,766 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.37 | 5.06 | 5.30 | 4.95 |
| Mean charge, $ | 34,050.26 | 35,737.8 | 36,542.4 | 35,541.02 |
| Mean cost, $ | 10,576.29 | 11,075.09 | 11,266.23 | 11,001.25 |
| Black | ||||
| n (%) | 1,045,058 (27.01) | 1,546,737 (39.98) | 1,277,201 (33.01) | 3,868,996 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.99 | 5.74 | 5.81 | 5.56 |
| Mean charge, $ | 35,929.6 | 38,679.35 | 39,139.03 | 38,087.77 |
| Mean cost, $ | 10,114.23 | 10,877.67 | 11,276.55 | 10,802.81 |
| Hispanic | ||||
| n (%) | 890,011 (37.49) | 859,422 (36.20) | 624,850 (26.32) | 2,374,283 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.37 | 5.37 | 5.74 | 5.10 |
| Mean charge, $ | 39,520.76 | 45,699.29 | 51,147.17 | 44,807.28 |
| Mean cost, $ | 10,241.91 | 11,319.79 | 12,467.65 | 11,215.95 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | ||||
| n (%) | 162,048 (31.36) | 196,067 (37.94) | 158,688 (30.71) | 516,804 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.03 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.80 | 5.68 | 5.92 | 5.48 |
| Mean charge, $ | 47,747.97 | 57,105.99 | 64,097.02 | 56,257.44 |
| Mean cost, $ | 12,455.85 | 14,280.97 | 15,380.64 | 14,035.66 |
| Native American | ||||
| n (%) | 61,241.47 (31.16) | 76,597.34 (38.97) | 58,721.93 (29.87) | 196,560.7 (100.00) |
| Mortality rate | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 |
| Mean length of stay, d | 4.35 | 5.05 | 5.03 | 4.83 |
| Mean charge, $ | 30,114.33 | 32,991.89 | 37,077.33 | 33,314.41 |
| Mean cost, $ | 10,368.74 | 11,160.54 | 11,499.38 | 11,014.92 |
a
The number of all discharges within the columns of each detailed breakdown section of the table may not add precisely to all discharges in the first line of the table because of missing data on national estimates within each section. For more information on sampling variation and missing data for particular variables, consult www.hcupnet.ahrq.gov.