20.5% Of All Hospital Costs Are Due To Five Conditions

About 20.5% of all hospital costs are due to five conditions: septicemia; osteoarthritis; care for newborn infants; complication of device, implant or graft; and acute myocardial infarction. The 20 most expensive conditions accounted for 47.7% of aggregate hospital costs, and 43.7% of all hospital stays. Seven conditions were among the 20 most expensive conditions for all four payer groups: Medicare, Medicaid, private insurance and uninsured stays in 2013. For all four payer groups, septicemia ranked among the four most expensive conditions. Mood disorders were ranked at 15th place, with aggregate spending at $5.2 million for 836 . . .