About Inpatient Services Costs
Average cost estimates for inpatient services reflect payments made for all care received between the admission and discharge date or on the date of service. The average cost is based on the insurance paid amount plus patient copay, coinsurance, and deductible amounts.
To facilitate meaningful comparisons, services are grouped using the 3M All-Patient Refined Diagnosis Related Groups (APR-DRGs) software. APR-DRGs are used to group hospital inpatient services based on severity of illness, risk of mortality, medical prognosis, need for intervention, and intensity of resource use in treating patients. See the Methodology page for more information.
Childbirth Procedure Descriptions
539 Cesarean Section with Sterilization: A cesarean section is the surgical delivery of a baby. In this case, sterilization, or tubal ligation, is also performed to prevent future pregnancies.
540 Cesarean Section without Sterilization: A cesarean section is the surgical delivery of a baby. In this case, sterilization, or tubal ligation, is not performed.
560 Vaginal Delivery: A vaginal delivery occurs when a person gives birth through the vagina.
640 Normal Newborn: Is used to group newborns with a birth weight of more than 2,499 grams (or 5.5 pounds) and discharged as normal or possibly with other minor problems.
Cardiac Procedure Descriptions
174 Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) with Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI or heart attack): PCI is a surgical procedure to open blocked arteries in the heart with a catheter or stent. In this case, the procedure is performed on patients after a heart attack.
175 Percutaneous Cardiac Intervention (PCI) without Acute Myocardial Infarction (AMI or heart attack): AMI is a surgical procedure to open blocked arteries in the heart with a catheter or stent. In this case, the procedure is performed on patients who have not suffered a heart attack.
194 Heart Failure: Occurs when the heart muscle is weakened or cannot pump blood well enough to meet the body’s needs for oxygen.
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