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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Pediatr. 2020 Sep 2;229:259–266. doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2020.08.084

Table III.

Costs of outpatient emergency and inpatient hospitalization in children with intellectual and developmental disabilities

Cohort with intellectual and developmental disabilities
 General child population
Type of care Number of visits Visit rate per child Cost per visit Benchmark visit rate per child Benchmark cost per visit
Inpatient hospitalization 15 417 0.142 $8690 0.079 $6415
Outpatient ED care 71 231 0.655 $272 0.365 $542

Benchmarks are based on 2012 data for the US population ages 0-17 years from the HCUP NIS21 and the HCUP NEDS.22 The cost per visit benchmark for ED care is based on data from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Center for Financing, Access, and Cost Trends, Medical Expenditure Panel Survey.26