Table 1.
Cost of Hospital-Treated Nonfatal Injuries in the United States, 2013 (2013 United States $)
| Number | Medical | Work Loss | Quality of Life | Total Cost | Total Cost per Injury | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | 31,038,072 | $167,968,253,878 | $223,116,101,911 | $1,461,482,900,000 | $1,852,567,255,789 | $59,687 |
| Age Group | ||||||
| < 1 | 261,308 | $1,432,470,125 | $1,789,973,631 | $22,287,154,385 | $25,509,598,141 | $97,623 |
| 1–11 | 4,447,463 | $12,032,484,055 | $18,626,763,126 | $181,322,230,105 | $211,981,477,286 | $47,663 |
| 12–17 | 2,823,241 | $8,816,169,603 | $13,443,289,763 | $145,256,948,411 | $167,516,407,777 | $59,335 |
| 18–24 | 3,773,148 | $13,600,427,953 | $23,698,584,864 | $186,399,030,940 | $223,698,043,757 | $59,287 |
| 25–34 | 4,442,848 | $17,457,020,563 | $36,742,723,349 | $205,840,515,715 | $260,040,259,627 | $58,530 |
| 35–44 | 3,711,266 | $15,005,365,402 | $34,704,621,851 | $150,463,641,515 | $200,173,628,768 | $53,937 |
| 45–64 | 6,458,720 | $40,319,428,609 | $65,703,484,682 | $314,280,411,223 | $420,303,324,514 | $65,075 |
| 65+ | 4,800,513 | $59,285,698,881 | $28,387,430,398 | $255,529,916,815 | $343,203,046,094 | $71,493 |
| Household Income Quartile | ||||||
| 0-25th percentile | 9,572,854 | $47,498,738,599 | $67,315,490,069 | $419,419,736,702 | $534,233,965,370 | $55,807 |
| 26th–50th percentile | 8,347,113 | $43,448,674,708 | $57,933,681,503 | $380,949,318,832 | $482,331,675,043 | $57,784 |
| 31st-75th percentile | 6,923,897 | $39,294,070,461 | $50,758,794,647 | $339,582,090,153 | $429,634,955,261 | $62,051 |
| 76th–100th percentile | 5,533,774 | $33,659,639,931 | $40,997,146,789 | $284,762,942,717 | $359,419,729,437 | $64,950 |
| Payer | ||||||
| Medicare | 5,599,892 | $62,116,899,402 | $40,517,276,172 | $297,763,145,616 | $400,397,321,190 | $71,501 |
| Medicaid | 7,429,391 | $29,171,568,219 | $45,103,953,532 | $314,054,136,094 | $388,329,657,845 | $52,269 |
| Other | 15,231,785 | $64,317,973,204 | $113,654,085,383 | $712,228,646,085 | $890,200,704,672 | $58,444 |
| Private/Commercial/PPO/HMO | 2,776,540 | $12,348,412,934 | $23,823,408,746 | $137,372,720,655 | $173,544,542,335 | $62,504 |
| Rural/Urban | ||||||
| Urban | 24,549,308 | $134,880,605,547 | $179,608,748,796 | $1,164,443,500,000 | $1,478,932,854,343 | $60,243 |
| Rural | 6,292,866 | $31,930,196,077 | $41,617,835,131 | $286,073,751,174 | $359,621,782,382 | $57,148 |
| Disposition | ||||||
| Treated and Released | 28,387,504 | $66,949,530,984 | $86,132,322,982 | $788,923,246,256 | $942,005,100,222 | $33,184 |
| Admitted | 2,650,568 | $101,018,722,894 | $136,983,778,930 | $672,559,644,444 | $910,562,146,268 | $343,535 |
| Injury Severity Score (ISS) | ||||||
| 0 | 4,007,518 | $23,294,466,781 | $9,224,703,223 | $78,422,515,363 | $110,941,685,367 | $27,683 |
| < 5 | 23,472,855 | $81,231,767,072 | $125,971,348,386 | $797,810,907,004 | $1,005,014,022,462 | $42,816 |
| 5–14 | 1,533,316 | $31,204,880,868 | $36,049,311,657 | $287,923,572,318 | $355,177,764,843 | $231,640 |
| > 15 | 2,024,383 | $32,237,139,158 | $51,870,738,645 | $297,325,896,016 | $381,433,773,819 | $188,420 |
| Region | ||||||
| Northeast | 486,635 | $18,095,855,894 | $24,090,562,684 | $119,160,902,927 | $161,347,321,505 | $331,557 |
| Midwest | 601,215 | $21,715,142,226 | $29,756,502,527 | $144,768,266,911 | $196,239,911,664 | $326,406 |
| South | 1,027,654 | $36,344,852,910 | $52,530,343,991 | $258,276,688,480 | $347,151,885,381 | $337,810 |
| West | 535,064 | $24,862,871,864 | $30,606,369,728 | $150,353,786,126 | $205,823,027,718 | $384,670 |
| Hospital Type | ||||||
| Nonteaching | 11,451,866 | $26,985,059,893 | $34,347,299,866 | $311,700,719,574 | $373,033,079,333 | $32,574 |
| Teaching | 11,244,316 | $26,914,053,295 | $35,054,247,432 | $316,475,541,375 | $378,443,842,102 | $33,656 |