Table 14.

Number of hospitalizations for wrist and hand level lesions [S63] by hospital type.

Year	Type of medicine	Hospital type	Frequency		Hospitalization costs			LOS
			N ∗	%	Cost†	%	Per diem‡	Days per episode§
2011	Western	Tertiary Hospital	11	4.98	13	7.68	278,227	5.45
		General Hospital	45	20.36	43	25.65	179,511	6.20
		Hospital	97	43.89	74	44.40	139,886	6.36
		Long-term care hospital	11	4.98	1	0.84	61,642	2.18
		Western Clinic	52	23.53	34	20.56	82,895	9.83
		Total	216	97.74	165	99.13	137,482	6.90
	Traditional	Traditional Hospital	4	1.81	1	0.59	50,891	4.75
		Traditional Clinic	1	0.45	0	0.28	32,616	14.00
		Total	5	2.26	1	0.87	47,236	6.60
	Total		221	100.00	166	100.00	135,440	6.90
2012	Western	Tertiary Hospital	9	4.31	10	6.32	248,187	4.89
		General Hospital	32	15.31	31	20.03	181,560	8.19
		Hospital	112	53.59	87	55.96	127,213	7.51
		Long-term care hospital	13	6.22	1	0.83	99,160	1.00
		Western Clinic	38	18.18	25	15.80	91,169	9.32
		Total	204	97.61	154	98.93	132,573	7.42
	Traditional	Traditional Hospital	2	0.96	1	0.61	53,661	8.00
		Traditional Clinic	3	1.44	1	0.46	41,900	7.33
		Total	5	2.39	2	1.07	46,604	7.60
	Total		209	100.00	156	100.00	130,517	7.43
2013	Western	Tertiary Hospital	11	4.12	13	7.25	342,630	3.73
		General Hospital	50	18.73	47	26.27	156,802	6.76
		Hospital	111	41.57	85	46.85	130,977	6.95
		Long-term care hospital	44	16.48	4	1.98	80,871	1.09
		Western Clinic	47	17.60	30	16.67	88,549	10.30
		Total	263	98.50	179	99.03	128,774	6.40
	Traditional	Traditional Hospital	4	1.50	2	0.97	53,481	8.00
		Total	4	1.50	2	0.97	53,481	8.00
	Total		267	100.00	180	100.00	127,646	6.42
2014	Western	Tertiary Hospital	13	5.06	12	5.82	210,379	4.00
		General Hospital	65	25.29	71	33.81	167,548	8.48
		Hospital	118	45.91	97	46.30	137,949	6.69
		Long-term care hospital	14	5.45	1	0.54	81,609	1.00
		Western Clinic	43	16.73	27	12.62	88,134	8.91
		Total	253	98.44	208	99.08	137,691	7.08
	Traditional	Traditional Hospital	3	1.17	1	0.59	64,672	8.00
		Traditional Clinic	1	0.39	1	0.33	36,168	19.00
		Total	4	1.56	2	0.92	57,546	10.75
	Total		257	100.00	210	100.00	136,444	7.13

^∗Patients with overlapping records were tallied as one patient (overlap was not allowed). ^†Costs determined to be eligible for reimbursement by the HIRA (Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service) out of the total treatment amount were indicated in the submitted insurance claim statement. They are expressed as means and are in Korean Won (1,000,000 KRW). ^‡Per diem is the average daily cost of services covered by National Health Insurance. ^§Days per episode are the total number of hospitalized days divided by the total number of hospitalizations.