Table 3. Ranking of PPC Cost for California and Maryland Data.
| PPC | Description | Fqcy | Coeff | CA Rank | Fqcy | Coeff | MD Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | Post-Operative Respiratory Failure with Tracheostomy | 164 | $118,841 | 1 | 55 | $120,579 | 1 |
| 25 | Renal Failure with Dialysis | 620 | $47,888 | 2 | 183 | $41,116 | 2 |
| 31 | Decubitus Ulcer | 1,668 | $28,272 | 3 | 1,009 | $17,495 | 6 |
| 38 | Post-Operative Wound Infection & Deep Wound Disruption with Procedure | 200 | $27,814 | 4 | 61 | $31,387 | 3 |
| 4 | Acute Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure with Ventilation | 2,725 | $27,134 | 5 | 815 | $20,125 | 4 |
| 51 | Gastrointestinal Ostomy Complications | 732 | $25,882 | 6 | 347 | $20,069 | 5 |
| 21 | Clostridium Difficile Colitis | 2,478 | $25,401 | 7 | 1,282 | $16,709 | 7 |
| 2 | Extreme CNS Complications | 675 | $23,526 | 8 | 559 | $11,034 | 21 |
| 35 | Septicemia & Severe Infections | 7,018 | $23,451 | 9 | 3,790 | $13,156 | 16 |
| 53 | Infection, Inflammation and Clotting complications of Peripheral Vascular Catheters and Infusions | 3,399 | $22,747 | 10 | 732 | $15,001 | 8 |
| 18 | Major Gastrointestinal Complications with Transfusion or Significant Bleeding | 530 | $21,923 | 11 | 257 | $14,844 | 10 |
| 48 | Other Complications of Medical Care | 1,128 | $21,307 | 12 | 1,420 | $9,240 | 28 |
| 39 | Reopening Surgical Site | 408 | $19,442 | 13 | 104 | $14,298 | 12 |
| 20 | Other Gastrointestinal Complications without Transfusion or Significant Bleeding | 910 | $17,886 | 14 | 444 | $8,098 | 31 |
| 5 | Pneumonia & Other Lung Infections | 10,781 | $16,901 | 15 | 4,615 | $13,176 | 15 |
| 41 | Post-Operative Hemorrhage & Hematoma with Hemorrhage Control Procedure or I&D Procedure | 614 | $16,481 | 16 | 210 | $11,602 | 20 |
| 7 | Pulmonary Embolism | 1,057 | $16,331 | 17 | 581 | $9,646 | 27 |
| 34 | Moderate Infectious | 2,483 | $16,063 | 18 | 1,179 | $12,563 | 18 |
| 16 | Venous Thrombosis | 3,376 | $15,976 | 19 | 1,602 | $10,789 | 24 |
| 50 | Mechanical Complication of Device, Implant & Graft | 1,405 | $15,655 | 20 | 554 | $13,244 | 14 |
| 14 | Ventricular Fibrillation/Cardiac Arrest | 1,759 | $15,241 | 21 | 637 | $14,894 | 9 |
| 44 | Other Surgical Complication - Mod | 925 | $14,677 | 22 | 458 | $13,632 | 13 |
| 37 | Post-Operative Infection & Deep Wound Disruption Without Procedure | 2,776 | $14,347 | 23 | 1,232 | $14,446 | 11 |
| 1 | Stroke & Intracranial Hemorrhage | 2,066 | $14,013 | 24 | 762 | $13,006 | 17 |
| 6 | Aspiration Pneumonia | 4,483 | $13,932 | 25 | 1,598 | $10,921 | 23 |
| 52 | Inflammation & Other Complications of Devices, Implants or Grafts Except Vascular Infection | 3,289 | $12,832 | 26 | 1,151 | $8,417 | 30 |
| 17 | Major Gastrointestinal Complications without Transfusion or Significant Bleeding | 1,663 | $12,574 | 27 | 849 | $10,009 | 25 |
| 19 | Major Liver Complications | 770 | $12,217 | 28 | 327 | $8,813 | 29 |
| 8 | Other Pulmonary Complications | 6,250 | $11,566 | 29 | 4,490 | $7,333 | 34 |
| 47 | Encephalopathy | 2,164 | $11,260 | 30 | 1,255 | $9,659 | 26 |
| 9 | Shock | 2,393 | $10,996 | 31 | 1,409 | $11,012 | 22 |
| 15 | Peripheral Vascular Complications Except Venous Thrombosis | 732 | $10,429 | 32 | 310 | $12,326 | 19 |
| 24 | Renal Failure without Dialysis | 8,834 | $9,934 | 33 | 6,317 | $7,748 | 32 |
| 22 | Urinary Tract Infection | 12,677 | $9,637 | 34 | 6,904 | $6,345 | 35 |
| 11 | Acute Myocardial Infarction | 2,980 | $8,147 | 35 | 1,205 | $5,463 | 38 |
| 23 | GU Complications Except UTI | 796 | $7,643 | 36 | 545 | $5,108 | 39 |
| 27 | Post-Hemorrhagic & Other Acute Anemia with Transfusion | 1,492 | $7,604 | 37 | 1,104 | $4,513 | 40 |
| 49 | Iatrogenic Pneumothrax | 1,797 | $7,508 | 38 | 855 | $7,633 | 33 |
| 3 | Acute Pulmonary Edema and Respiratory Failure without Ventilation | 5,712 | $7,109 | 39 | 4,863 | $5,983 | 37 |
| 40 | Post-Operative Hemorrhage & Hematoma without Hemorrhage Control Procedure or I&D Procedure | 6,925 | $6,758 | 40 | 3,391 | $6,190 | 36 |
| 10 | Congestive Heart Failure | 5,922 | $5,801 | 41 | 2,296 | $3,910 | 43 |
| 42 | Accidental Puncture/Laceration During Invasive Procedure | 4,133 | $5,651 | 42 | 1,641 | $3,830 | 44 |
| 28 | In-Hospital Trauma and Fractures | 429 | $5,370 | 43 | 313 | $4,370 | 41 |
| 33 | Cellulitis | 2,907 | $4,950 | 44 | 1,435 | $2,346 | 47 |
| 13 | Other Cardiac Complications | 1,029 | $4,642 | 45 | 520 | $3,003 | 45 |
| 12 | Cardiac Arrythmias & Conduction Disturbances | 2,892 | $4,431 | 46 | 826 | $2,779 | 46 |
| 36 | Acute Mental Health Changes | 2,174 | $3,206 | 47 | 1,196 | $3,980 | 42 |
| 56 | Obstetrical Hemorrhage wtih Transfusion | 821 | $3,081 | 48 | 380 | $2,058 | 48 |
SOURCE: Fuller,R.L., McCullough,E.C., Bao,M.Z., and Averill,R.F, 3M Health Information Systems, calculations using FY2006 Inpatient Acute Hospital Data, California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development and FY2008 Inpatient Acute Hospital Data, Maryland Health Services and Cost Review Commission.