Table 10. Five most common groups of principal diagnoses associated with rehospitalizations occurring within 30 days of surgical discharge for selected procedures: 1979-80.
| Procedure | Principal diagnoses of rehospitalization and ICD-9-CM codes1 | Number rehospitalized per 10,000 live discharges | Percent of rehospitalizations occurring within 30 days |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prostatectomy (Cancer diagnosis) | Neoplasms (140-239) | 685 | 44.8 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 217 | 14.2 | |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system (580-629) | 176 | 11.5 | |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 113 | 7.4 | |
| Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999) | 94 | 6.2 | |
| Prostatectomy (Noncancer diagnosis) | Diseases of the genitourinary system (580-629) | 300 | 25.3 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 227 | 19.2 | |
| Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999) | 134 | 11.3 | |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 128 | 10.8 | |
| Neoplasms (140-239) | 88 | 7.4 | |
| Cholecystectomy | Diseases of the digestive system (520-579) | 251 | 28.9 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 176 | 20.3 | |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 100 | 11.5 | |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system (580-629) | 61 | 7.0 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system (460-519) | 55 | 6.3 | |
| Inguinal hernia repair | Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 121 | 22.1 |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system (580-629) | 94 | 17.3 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system (520-579) | 98 | 18.0 | |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 51 | 9.4 | |
| Neoplasms (140-239) | 46 | 8.3 | |
| Coronary artery bypass | Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 973 | 53.4 |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 207 | 11.4 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system (520-579) | 121 | 6.7 | |
| Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999) | 95 | 5.2 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system (460-519) | 87 | 4.7 | |
| Reduction, fracture of femur | Fractures (800-829) | 287 | 22.7 |
| Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 246 | 19.5 | |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 118 | 9.4 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system (460-519) | 104 | 8.2 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system (520-579) | 83 | 6.5 | |
| Total hip replacement | Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 184 | 20.5 |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (701-739) | 127 | 14.2 | |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 80 | 9.0 | |
| Complications of surgical and medical care, not elsewhere classified (996-999) | 74 | 8.2 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system (520-579) | 66 | 7.3 | |
| Other arthroplasty of the hip | Diseases of the circulatory system (390-459) | 233 | 18.3 |
| Fractures (800-829) | 205 | 16.1 | |
| Symptoms, signs, and ill-defined conditions (780-799) | 135 | 10.6 | |
| Diseases of the respiratory system (460-519) | 100 | 7.8 | |
| Diseases of the digestive system (520-579) | 79 | 6.2 |
1
International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification.
SOURCE: Health Care Financing Administration, Bureau of Data Management and Strategy: Data from the Medicare Statistical System, 1979-81.