Principal Diagnoses | Aggregate Total Charges (the "National Bill") |
Total No. of Discharges (in thousands) |
---|---|---|
All Hospital Stays for Children | $45,954,444,000 | 6,351 |
Newborn infants | $17,176,271,000 | 3,900 |
Cardiac and circulatory birth defects | $1,903,720,000 | 32 |
Prematurity, low birth weight, and fetal growth retardation | $1,361,222,000 | 25 |
Pneumonia | $1,320,473,000 | 164 |
Acute bronchitis | $880,280,000 | 145 |
Asthma | $835,006,000 | 152 |
Appendicitis | $818,484,000 | 77 |
Complication of device, implant or graft | $742,858,000 | 28 |
Respiratory distress syndrome | $725,686,000 | 11 |
Other neonatal respiratory problems | $669,076,000 | 26 |