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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Jan 31.
Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2015 Apr 30;35(8):650–655. doi: 10.1038/jp.2015.36

Table 2.

Mean length of stay and inflation-adjusted hospital charges for all infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome, infants with neonatal abstinence syndrome with a length of hospital stay > 6 days and uncomplicated term infants, 2009-2012.

Year 2009 2010 2011 2012
N (95% CI) N (95% CI) N (95% CI) N (95% CI)
Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Mean Length of Stay
(days)		 16.5
(15.9-17.2)		 17.2
(15.8-18.5)		 16.6
(15.1-18.1)		 16.9
(16.0-17.7)
Mean Hospital Charges
(2012 US$)		 $53,800
($49,400-$58,300)		 $59,000
($49,600-$68,400)		 $62,300
($52,900-$71,700)		 $66,700
($61,800-$71,600)
Pharmacologically Treated Neonatal Abstinence Syndrome
Mean Length of Stay
(days)		 22.7
21.9-23.4		 22.9
21.6-24.1		 22.8
21.5-24.2		 23.0
22.2-23.8
Mean Hospital Charges
(2012 US$)		 $75,700
($69,500-$82,000)		 $80,500
($68,000-$93,100)		 $87,700
($76,300-$99,100)		 $93,400
($86,900-$100,000)
Uncomplicated Term Infant
Mean Length of Stay
(days)		 2.1
(2.1-2.1)		 2.1
(2.1-2.1)		 2.1
(2.1-2.1)		 2.1
(2.1-2.1)
Mean Hospital Charges
(2012 US$)		 $2,800
($2,700-$2,900)		 $3,500
($3,300-$3,800)		 $3,700
($3,400-$3,900)		 $3,500
($3,400-$3,600)