Table 23-1.

2011 National HCUP Statistics: Mean Hospital Charges, In-Hospital Death Rates, and Mean Length of Stay for Various Cardiovascular Procedures

Procedure	Mean Hospital Charges, $	In-Hospital Death Rate, %	Mean Length of Stay, d	ICD-9-CM Procedure Codes
Total vascular and cardiac surgery and procedures	75 746	2.88	6.1	35–39, 00.50–00.51, 00.53–00.55, 00.61–00.66
Cardiac revascularization (bypass)	147 435	1.63	9.2	36.1–36.3
PCI	70 176	1.13	3.2	00.66
Cardiac catheterization	42 337	0.93	3.7	37.21–37.23
Pacemakers	69 205	1.21	5.0	37.7–37.8, 00.50, 00.53
Implantable defibrillators	146 210	0.61	5.3	37.94–37.99, 00.51, 00.54
Endarterectomy	38 500	0.34	2.5	38.12
Valves	203 009	3.63	11.0	35.1–35.2, 35.99
Heart transplantation	706 199	5.28	41.0	37.51

HCUP indicates Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project; ICD-9-CM, International Classification of Diseases, Clinical Modification, 9th Revision; and PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention.

Data derived from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUP Nationwide Inpatient Sample, 2011.