Figure 4. Procedures Associated with Most Costly Hospital Stays

Mean charges for the hospital stay (dollars) of All-listed procedures*: Other organ transplantation, 194,000; Tracheostomy, 155,000; Bone marrow transplantation, 114,000; IIeostomy/enterostomy, 84,000; Kidney transplant, 73,000; Heart valve procedures, 73,000; Other OR heart procedures, 63,000; Other vascular bypass and shunt, 62,000; Other respiratory OR procedures, 59,000; Swan-Ganz catheterization, 59,000. *All-listed procedures is a term that refers to all procedures performed during a hospital stay; patients often receive more than one procedure. Note: Includes procedures that occurred in at least 5,000 discharges.

*All-listed procedures is a term that refers to all procedures performed during a hospital stay; patients often receive more than one procedure.

Note: Includes procedures that occurred in at least 5,000 discharges.

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