Table 2.
Thrombolytic Drug Utilization Stratified by International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision Ischemic Versus Nonischemic Coded Cases, Premier Database, Fiscal Year 2009
| Thrombolytic | Ischemic Stroke Cases ICD-9 433, 434, 436 |
TIA or Hemorrhagic Stroke Cases ICD-9 430, 431, 432, 435 |
|---|---|---|
| Total discharges | 66 080 | 44 046 |
| Primary or secondary ICD-9 procedure 99.10 | 2418 | 283 |
| Billed for thrombolytic (excluding streptokinase)* | 2952 | 538 |
| Alteplase, Activase VL 100 mg | 1636 | 220 |
| Alteplase, Activase VL 50 mg | 604 | 104 |
| Alteplase, Activase VL 20 mg | 18 | 3 |
| Alteplase, Activase VL 1 mg | 897 | 227 |
| Alteplase misc | 28 | … |
ICD-9 indicates International Classification of Diseases 9th revision; TIA, transient ischemic attack.
*
For all thrombolytics, including alteplase, reteplase, urokinase, and tenecteplase.