Table 1.
Average CBSA patient characteristics by Payer, 2005 and 2010*
| All payers | Medicare | Private insurance † | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 2010 | 2005 | 2010 | 2005 | 2010 | |
| n = 393 | n = 455 | n = 393 | n = 455 | n = 393 | n = 455 | |
| Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | Mean | |
| Cost per discharge | 11,097 | 12,712 | 11,110 | 12,570 | 11,099 | 13,173 |
| Patient characteristics | ||||||
| Age | 66.8 | 66.9 | 77.9 | 77.9 | 53.0 | 53.8 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Female (%) | 0.55 | 0.54 | 0.58 | 0.57 | 0.53 | 0.52 |
| % of Discharges with comorbid conditions | ||||||
| Addictive disorders (combined) | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.20 |
| Diabetes (combined) | 0.24 | 0.28 | 0.25 | 0.30 | 0.18 | 0.21 |
| General blood disorders (combined) | 0.21 | 0.28 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.13 | 0.18 |
| General cancers (combined) | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.03 | 0.04 |
| Rheumatoid arthritis/collagen vascular diseases | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.04 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Congestive heart failure | 0.10 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.15 | 0.03 | 0.03 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 0.21 | 0.22 | 0.24 | 0.24 | 0.13 | 0.14 |
| Hypertension (combined uncomplicated and complicated) | 0.51 | 0.60 | 0.58 | 0.67 | 0.41 | 0.48 |
| Hypothyroidism | 0.10 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.09 |
| Liver disease | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.03 |
| Fluid and electrolyte disorders | 0.19 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.28 | 0.12 | 0.17 |
| Other neurological disorders | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.08 | 0.10 | 0.02 | 0.04 |
| Obesity | 0.07 | 0.11 | 0.04 | 0.08 | 0.09 | 0.15 |
| Paralysis | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.01 | 0.01 |
| Renal failure | 0.06 | 0.14 | 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.02 | 0.05 |
| Solid tumor without metastasis | 0.02 | 0.02 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Valvular disease | 0.04 | 0.04 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.02 |
| Weight loss | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.03 | 0.05 |
†Commercial includes non-maternal adults aged 40–64 years.
*Costs have been inflation-adjusted to 2010 dollars and adjusted for Area Wage Index.
CBSA, Core Based Statistical Area.
Source: AHRQ, Center for Delivery, Organization and Markets from 46 states (AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, HI, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY).