Ten most expensive conditions among high-cost users with unplanned index hospital admissions
| Condition | ICD-10-CA code* | Inpatient cost, $ | No. (%) of patients n = 95 375 | Average cost, $ | Cumulative to total unplanned costs, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acute myocardial infarction | I21 | 92 924 331.27 | 6045 (6.3) | 15 372.10 | 7.8 |
| Fracture of femur | S72 | 84 898 511.82 | 5181 (5.4) | 16 386.51 | 15.0 |
| Cerebral infarction | I63 | 54 321 115.26 | 3912 (4.1) | 13 885.77 | 19.5 |
| Heart failure | I50 | 41 778 511.43 | 4069 (4.3) | 10 267.51 | 23.0 |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | J44 | 37 347 675.22 | 4184 (4.4) | 8926.31 | 26.2 |
| Septicemia | A41 | 31 204 568.40 | 1487 (1.6) | 20 984.91 | 28.8 |
| Pneumonia | J18 | 25 734 867.64 | 2811 (2.9) | 9155.06 | 31.0 |
| Chronic ischemic heart disease | I25 | 25 625 722.16 | 1352 (1.4) | 18 953.94 | 33.1 |
| Delirium, not induced by alcohol and other psychoactive substances | F05 | 20 132 341.32 | 1305 (1.4) | 15 427.08 | 34.8 |
| Paralytic ileus and intestinal obstruction without hernia | K56 | 19 169 068.91 | 1501 (1.6) | 12 770.87 | 36.4 |
Note: ICD-10-CA = International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th revision, enhanced Canadian version, SD = standard deviation.
↵* Sixty-four ICD-10-CA codes accounted for 75% of the total costs of unplanned index hospital admissions; 852 ICD-10-CA codes accounted for 100% of the total costs of unplanned index hospital admissions.