Table 5. Distributions of Episode Costs for Hip Fractures for ETG and MEG.
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| Hip Fracture Episode Types | Cost per Episode | Fraction of Cost in Bottom 50% of Episodes | Fraction of Cost in Top 5% of Episodes | ||||||||
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| 10% | 50% | 90% | 95% | 98% | Mean | Std Dev | CV | ||||
| ETG Episodes | |||||||||||
| 713103: | Closed fracture or dislocation - thigh, hip & pelvis, base | $65 | $9,872 | $27,704 | $31,033 | $42,866 | $11,742 | $11,633 | 0.99 | 9.7% | 17.8% |
| 7131031: | Closed fracture or dislocation - thigh, hip & pelvis, SL1 | $63 | $3,871 | $20,049 | $24,446 | $28,874 | $7,384 | $8,423 | 1.14 | 4.8% | 22.3% |
| 7131032: | Closed fracture or dislocation - thigh, hip & pelvis, SL2 | $64 | $10,190 | $27,704 | $31,914 | $42,912 | $12,088 | $12,064 | 1.00 | 9.0% | 18.1% |
| 7131033: | Closed fracture or dislocation - thigh, hip & pelvis, SL3 | $273 | $16,089 | $30,411 | $36,682 | $49,557 | $15,438 | $12,053 | 0.78 | 19.1% | 15.4% |
| MEG Episodes | |||||||||||
| 348: | Fracture: Femur, Head or Neck | $66 | $9,378 | $26,015 | $29,796 | $36,261 | $11,351 | $11,259 | 0.99 | 10.0% | 16.8% |
SOURCE: ETG and MEG Output, Medicare Claims for Random Sample of 20% of Colorado FFS Parts A and B Beneficiaries, 2002-2004.