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. 1982 Mar;3(3):41–73.

Table 8. Short-Stay Hospital Use: Average Length of Stay and Length of Stay at Specified Percentiles, for Selected Conditions and Surgeries, Medicare Enrollees Aged 65 Years and Over, U.S., 1972 and 1977.

ICDA-8 Code Diagnostic Category Average Length of Stay (Days) Length of Stay (in days) At Specified Percentile

10th 25th 50th 75th 90th
174 Malignant Neoplasm Of Breast
 1972 14.3 4 7 11 16 27
 1977 12.2 3 6 10 15 24
250 Diabetes Mellitus
 1972 12.9 3 5 9 15 25
 1977 11.5 3 5 9 14 22
374 Cataract
 1972 6.9 3 4 5 7 11
 1977 4.6 2 3 4 5 8
410 Acute Myocardial Infarction
 1972 16.0 1 6 15 21 29
 1977 13.2 1 5 13 18 24
480-486 Pneumonia
 1972 12.5 3 6 9 15 23
 1977 11.6 3 6 9 14 22
550 Inguinal Hernia
 1972 8.6 3 5 7 9 13
 1977 7.3 3 4 6 9 12
600 Hyperplasia of Prostate
 1972 12.4 4 6 10 15 22
 1977 10.3 3 6 9 13 19
CPT-1 Code Surgical Category

0470 Radical Mastectomy
 1972 13.1 7 8 11 15 20
 1977 11.4 6 8 10 13 18
1150 Reconstruction of Hip
 1972 23.7 11 15 20 28 38
 1977 21.7 11 15 19 25 35
3375 Hemorrhoidectomy
 1972 9.7 4 5 7 11 16
 1977 8.8 4 5 7 10 15

Source: Medicare Statistical System