TABLE 4.
Average Hospital Charges per Stay for Gastroenteritis of Various Causes Among Children Younger Than 5 Years: United States, 2000 and 2003
| Medicaid, $ (SE) | Non-Medicaid, $ (SE) | Difference,a $ (95% CI) | |
| 2000 | |||
| Gastroenteritis of any cause | 7394 (398) | 6193 (332) | 1201 (477, 1925) |
| Viral gastroenteritis | 6173 (385) | 4653 (253) | 1520 (829, 2211) |
| RGE by the direct method | 7283 (634) | 5217 (349) | 2066 (986, 3146) |
| 2003 | |||
| Gastroenteritis of any cause | 9272 (376) | 7598 (298) | 1674 (993, 2355) |
| Viral gastroenteritis | 7578 (335) | 5561 (207) | 2018 (1439, 2597) |
| RGE by the direct method | 8480 (460) | 5624 (222) | 2856 (1968, 3745) |
Note. CI = confidence interval; RGE = rotavirus gastroenteritis.
a
For all, P < .01.