Appendix Table A1.
Diagnosis Related Group Matching
| DRG code | Control (%) | Palliative consult (%) | SMD |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 0.48 | 0.92 | 0.053 |
| 2 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 3 | 0.46 | 0.90 | 0.053 |
| 4 | 0.14 | 0.29 | 0.033 |
| 6 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 11 | 0.36 | 0.39 | 0.005 |
| 12 | 0.48 | 0.54 | 0.008 |
| 13 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.000 |
| 14 | 0.07 | 0.15 | 0.024 |
| 16 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.020 |
| 17 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 20 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.008 |
| 23 | 2.00 | 1.58 | 0.032 |
| 24 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.011 |
| 25 | 0.32 | 0.49 | 0.026 |
| 26 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.018 |
| 27 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 28 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.017 |
| 29 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.015 |
| 31 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 32 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 40 | 0.13 | 0.24 | 0.025 |
| 41 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 52 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.003 |
| 54 | 4.36 | 2.63 | 0.095 |
| 55 | 0.84 | 0.66 | 0.021 |
| 56 | 0.15 | 0.22 | 0.017 |
| 57 | 0.20 | 0.29 | 0.019 |
| 62 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 64 | 6.61 | 3.65 | 0.135 |
| 65 | 0.32 | 0.54 | 0.033 |
| 66 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 68 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 70 | 0.12 | 0.22 | 0.025 |
| 71 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 73 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 74 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.019 |
| 82 | 0.31 | 0.24 | 0.013 |
| 83 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 84 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 85 | 0.99 | 0.80 | 0.020 |
| 86 | 0.39 | 0.56 | 0.025 |
| 87 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.010 |
| 91 | 0.20 | 0.27 | 0.015 |
| 92 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.016 |
| 94 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.027 |
| 97 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.001 |
| 98 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 100 | 0.36 | 0.46 | 0.016 |
| 101 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.007 |
| 103 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 115 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 121 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 125 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 129 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 130 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 133 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 134 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 146 | 0.16 | 0.17 | 0.004 |
| 147 | 0.71 | 0.41 | 0.040 |
| 148 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 150 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 154 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 157 | 0.19 | 0.15 | 0.012 |
| 158 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.005 |
| 163 | 0.50 | 0.46 | 0.005 |
| 164 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 166 | 1.01 | 0.95 | 0.007 |
| 167 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.026 |
| 168 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 175 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.013 |
| 176 | 0.21 | 0.32 | 0.020 |
| 177 | 1.74 | 1.51 | 0.018 |
| 178 | 0.71 | 0.80 | 0.010 |
| 179 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 180 | 1.32 | 0.97 | 0.032 |
| 181 | 1.11 | 1.07 | 0.004 |
| 182 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 183 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 184 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.011 |
| 186 | 0.23 | 0.32 | 0.016 |
| 187 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 189 | 0.57 | 0.56 | 0.001 |
| 190 | 0.16 | 0.29 | 0.028 |
| 191 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.020 |
| 192 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 193 | 0.85 | 0.90 | 0.005 |
| 194 | 0.38 | 0.56 | 0.026 |
| 196 | 0.37 | 0.39 | 0.002 |
| 199 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.017 |
| 200 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.021 |
| 204 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 205 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.027 |
| 206 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.021 |
| 207 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.000 |
| 208 | 0.61 | 0.63 | 0.002 |
| 215 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 216 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.019 |
| 219 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 226 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 228 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 233 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 235 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 239 | 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.026 |
| 240 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.014 |
| 242 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 243 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 246 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 247 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 248 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 250 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 252 | 0.27 | 0.39 | 0.021 |
| 253 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.015 |
| 254 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 260 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.013 |
| 264 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.010 |
| 266 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 270 | 0.26 | 0.34 | 0.015 |
| 271 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 273 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 280 | 0.48 | 0.61 | 0.018 |
| 281 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.018 |
| 283 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.018 |
| 286 | 0.79 | 0.75 | 0.005 |
| 287 | 0.36 | 0.44 | 0.012 |
| 291 | 1.92 | 2.21 | 0.021 |
| 292 | 0.43 | 0.63 | 0.028 |
| 299 | 0.41 | 0.46 | 0.008 |
| 300 | 0.49 | 0.58 | 0.013 |
| 301 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.010 |
| 303 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 304 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 305 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 306 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.007 |
| 308 | 0.40 | 0.46 | 0.010 |
| 309 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.023 |
| 312 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 313 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 314 | 0.79 | 1.00 | 0.022 |
| 315 | 0.09 | 0.20 | 0.027 |
| 326 | 0.45 | 0.51 | 0.009 |
| 327 | 0.11 | 0.24 | 0.032 |
| 328 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 329 | 0.76 | 0.92 | 0.018 |
| 330 | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.030 |
| 331 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.011 |
| 335 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 336 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.017 |
| 337 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 344 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 345 | 0.04 | 0.05 | 0.003 |
| 348 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 353 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 356 | 0.16 | 0.27 | 0.022 |
| 357 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.023 |
| 358 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 368 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.019 |
| 371 | 0.37 | 0.37 | 0.002 |
| 372 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.018 |
| 374 | 2.11 | 1.31 | 0.061 |
| 375 | 2.66 | 1.65 | 0.069 |
| 377 | 0.38 | 0.54 | 0.023 |
| 378 | 0.10 | 0.20 | 0.024 |
| 380 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.021 |
| 381 | 0.11 | 0.12 | 0.005 |
| 385 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 386 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 388 | 0.66 | 0.56 | 0.012 |
| 389 | 0.43 | 0.54 | 0.015 |
| 390 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 391 | 0.76 | 0.85 | 0.011 |
| 392 | 0.45 | 0.68 | 0.031 |
| 393 | 0.37 | 0.54 | 0.025 |
| 394 | 0.36 | 0.58 | 0.033 |
| 395 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 405 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 406 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.021 |
| 408 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.008 |
| 409 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 415 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 418 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 420 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.015 |
| 421 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.020 |
| 423 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 424 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.001 |
| 432 | 0.59 | 0.63 | 0.005 |
| 433 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.021 |
| 435 | 2.45 | 1.80 | 0.045 |
| 436 | 1.53 | 1.12 | 0.036 |
| 437 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.015 |
| 438 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 439 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 441 | 1.61 | 1.36 | 0.020 |
| 442 | 0.40 | 0.58 | 0.027 |
| 443 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 444 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.016 |
| 445 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.015 |
| 446 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 453 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 456 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.024 |
| 457 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.007 |
| 460 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 463 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 464 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.015 |
| 467 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 469 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 470 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 475 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 477 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 478 | 0.18 | 0.22 | 0.009 |
| 479 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 480 | 0.12 | 0.20 | 0.019 |
| 481 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.020 |
| 482 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 483 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 492 | 0.04 | 0.10 | 0.021 |
| 493 | 0.11 | 0.15 | 0.009 |
| 500 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 511 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 515 | 0.09 | 0.12 | 0.010 |
| 516 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 518 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.018 |
| 535 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.021 |
| 536 | 0.07 | 0.12 | 0.016 |
| 537 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 539 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.010 |
| 540 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 542 | 1.01 | 0.66 | 0.039 |
| 543 | 2.78 | 1.34 | 0.102 |
| 544 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 545 | 0.05 | 0.12 | 0.024 |
| 549 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 551 | 0.22 | 0.29 | 0.015 |
| 552 | 0.17 | 0.27 | 0.020 |
| 553 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 554 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 555 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.018 |
| 556 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 558 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 559 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.018 |
| 560 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 563 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.017 |
| 564 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 565 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.007 |
| 570 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.007 |
| 579 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.015 |
| 580 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.013 |
| 582 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 592 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 597 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.018 |
| 598 | 0.10 | 0.17 | 0.019 |
| 600 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 602 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.008 |
| 603 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.019 |
| 605 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 606 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 607 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.004 |
| 615 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 622 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.004 |
| 623 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 637 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.012 |
| 638 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 640 | 0.75 | 0.85 | 0.011 |
| 641 | 0.59 | 0.71 | 0.015 |
| 642 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.017 |
| 643 | 0.19 | 0.22 | 0.007 |
| 644 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.021 |
| 657 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 668 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 669 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 673 | 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.023 |
| 674 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.019 |
| 682 | 1.09 | 1.24 | 0.014 |
| 683 | 0.59 | 0.85 | 0.031 |
| 686 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 0.001 |
| 687 | 0.02 | 0.07 | 0.024 |
| 689 | 0.14 | 0.22 | 0.018 |
| 690 | 0.18 | 0.32 | 0.027 |
| 694 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 695 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 698 | 0.39 | 0.54 | 0.022 |
| 699 | 0.16 | 0.24 | 0.019 |
| 700 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 715 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 723 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.002 |
| 727 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 728 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 734 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.012 |
| 736 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 737 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.014 |
| 739 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 744 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.018 |
| 746 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 749 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.015 |
| 754 | 0.30 | 0.17 | 0.026 |
| 755 | 0.58 | 0.39 | 0.027 |
| 756 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 758 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 759 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.018 |
| 760 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.015 |
| 802 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 808 | 0.29 | 0.34 | 0.009 |
| 809 | 0.22 | 0.39 | 0.031 |
| 810 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 811 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.017 |
| 812 | 0.28 | 0.41 | 0.022 |
| 813 | 0.13 | 0.27 | 0.032 |
| 814 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.018 |
| 815 | 0.05 | 0.10 | 0.017 |
| 820 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 821 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.007 |
| 822 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 823 | 0.25 | 0.22 | 0.007 |
| 824 | 0.22 | 0.27 | 0.009 |
| 827 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 829 | 0.11 | 0.20 | 0.023 |
| 830 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 834 | 1.11 | 0.95 | 0.016 |
| 835 | 0.27 | 0.34 | 0.013 |
| 836 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.002 |
| 837 | 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.013 |
| 838 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.018 |
| 839 | 0.18 | 0.24 | 0.015 |
| 840 | 0.81 | 0.61 | 0.024 |
| 841 | 0.88 | 0.85 | 0.003 |
| 842 | 0.07 | 0.10 | 0.010 |
| 843 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.016 |
| 844 | 0.30 | 0.34 | 0.007 |
| 846 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.017 |
| 847 | 0.64 | 0.80 | 0.019 |
| 848 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.002 |
| 849 | 0.12 | 0.15 | 0.007 |
| 853 | 1.27 | 1.70 | 0.036 |
| 854 | 0.13 | 0.20 | 0.017 |
| 856 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.013 |
| 857 | 0.11 | 0.17 | 0.018 |
| 862 | 0.14 | 0.20 | 0.014 |
| 863 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.019 |
| 864 | 0.06 | 0.10 | 0.014 |
| 867 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 870 | 0.46 | 0.61 | 0.021 |
| 871 | 7.54 | 6.28 | 0.050 |
| 872 | 0.19 | 0.39 | 0.037 |
| 880 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 884 | 0.12 | 0.17 | 0.013 |
| 897 | 0.04 | 0.07 | 0.015 |
| 901 | 0.00 | 0.02 | 0.017 |
| 907 | 0.19 | 0.24 | 0.012 |
| 908 | 0.08 | 0.15 | 0.021 |
| 917 | 0.20 | 0.32 | 0.023 |
| 918 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.019 |
| 919 | 0.49 | 0.56 | 0.009 |
| 920 | 0.19 | 0.29 | 0.022 |
| 923 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 939 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.007 |
| 940 | 0.06 | 0.07 | 0.004 |
| 947 | 1.40 | 0.88 | 0.049 |
| 948 | 5.95 | 2.34 | 0.182 |
| 949 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.012 |
| 955 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 956 | 0.03 | 0.05 | 0.012 |
| 957 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 958 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 963 | 0.03 | 0.07 | 0.022 |
| 964 | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.011 |
| 974 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.009 |
| 981 | 1.36 | 1.56 | 0.016 |
| 982 | 0.25 | 0.39 | 0.024 |
| 987 | 0.25 | 0.34 | 0.016 |
| 988 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.023 |
*
p < 0.05.
DRGs, Diagnosis Related Groups.