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  Table 3a: Mean Expenses per Person with Care for Selected Conditions by Type of Service: United States, 2000
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Conditions Distribution by Type of Service Total Persons
Hospital
Outpatient or
Office-Based
Provider Visits
Hospital
Inpatient
Stays
Emergency
Room
Visits
Prescribed
Medicines
Dental
Visits
Home
Health
Heart conditions 737 13,433 685 435 *** 2,331 3,286
Trauma-related disorders 716 8,152 469 99 371 2,001 1,229
Cancer 1,750 19,026 549* 340 *** 2,591 4,195
COPD, asthma 280 9,893 426 229 200 9,927* 845
Mental disorders 688 7,912 396 649 *** 7,248 1,446
Hypertension 292 8,709 509 408 *** 3,207 739
Normal birth/live born 892 4,280 702* 43 *** 446* 3,107
Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 737 13,740 954* 331 *** 2,393* 3,327
Diabetes mellitus 560 7,720 439 667 *** 5,099 1,543
Osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders 480 9,930 369 294 *** 2,431 913
Back problems 795 10,559 432 224 60 3,759* 1,235
Cerebrovascular disease 1,317 15,204 610 344 *** 3,109 6,296
Pneumonia 394* 11,295* 686 89 *** 1,581 3,315
Skin disorders 280 13,428* 303 142 *** 1,515* 544
Systemic lupus and connective tissues disorders 594 8,612 309 179 *** 2,988* 949
Other CNS disorders 506 8,316* 390 145 274 7,212* 868
Other care and screening 319 17,572* 298 260 84 4,588 440
Infectious diseases 219 10,824* 333 155* *** 7,264* 610
Other GI 468 8,546 558 191 *** 2,537 1,155
Disorders of the upper GI 368 6,217 635 334 *** 2,167* 676
Residual Codes 448 3,789 575 259 87 2,428 538
Female genital disorders, and contraception 428 6,028 689 184 *** 514 497
Kidney Disease 2,235 9,462 1,143 244 *** 7,926* 3,237
Hyperlipidemia 250 927* 1,723 461 *** 2,194* 563
Other endocrine, nutritional & immune disorder 393 4,044 710* 235 103 2,172* 601
Gallbladder, pancreatic, and liver disease 731 8,435 288 294 *** 1,140* 3,149
Other stomach and intestinal disorders 743 13,321 585 437 *** 3,768* 3,873
Acute Bronchitis and URI 110 2,592 297 65 35 4,594* 165
Other eye disorders 274 3,170 392* 97 *** 4,028* 351
Headache 314 14,904* 576 221 *** 11,396* 650*
Other urinary 597 18,038* 478* 277 *** 3,252* 1,156*
Other bone and musculoskeletal disease 520 11,891 392 317 106 2,769* 797
Epilepsy and convulsions 416 3,815* 519 616 *** 9,944* 1,979
Cataract 1,127 3,391 *** 106 *** 11,291* 1,233
Non-malignant neoplasm 442 8,073 411* 108* *** 834 1,011
Paralysis 1,000* 57,665* 152 460* *** 7,001* 9,320*
Urinary tract infections 187 6,473 378 53 *** 1,529* 524
Thyroid disease 343 9,659* 119 118 *** 3,085* 342
Symptoms 265 6,167 421 61 *** 849 697
Hereditary, degenerative and other nervous system disorders 414 19,076 186* 835 *** 4,675* 2,782
Hernias 810 4,823 1,000* 314 *** 2,804* 1,314
Otitis media 162 6,910* 159 60 *** 2,635 244
Perinatal Conditions 425* 8,639 2,085 920* *** 53,447* 22,119*
Male genital disorders 432 8,421* 860* 282 *** 1,749* 833
Complications of surgery or device 999* 27,279* 120 87* 440* 2,333* 2,294*
Congenital anomalies 906 9,376 186* 159 *** 4,012* 1,773
Appendicitis 778* 6,261 802* 48 *** 5,535 6,365
Hemorrhagic, coagulation, and disorders of White Blood cells 483 9,126* 1,627* 256 *** 7,727 1,358
Non-malignant breast disease 694 1,547 *** 63 *** 0* 692
Intestinal infection 112 1,667 376 48 *** *** 194
Complications of pregnancy and birth 700* 5,548* 847 78* *** 343* 1,371
Disorders of teeth and jaws 619* 6,317* 256* 28 281 *** 184
Glaucoma 254 *** *** 295 *** 2,918* 496
Allergic reactions 212 1,784 291 95 *** 206 257
Poisoning by medical and non-medical substances 206* 6,038 394 57 *** 580 806
Anemia and other deficiencies 554 6,704* 355* 51 *** 362 519
Disorders of mouth and esophagus 499* 4,000 281* 69* *** 5,534* 573*
Tonsillitis 384 2,377 148 48 *** *** 486
Influenza 88 2,425 302* 33 *** 1,051 116
CNS infection 358* 5,462* 1,161 257* *** 15,923 2,562*
Coma, brain damage 1,469* 9,110* 428 588* *** *** 4,179*

Standard Errors
Conditions Distribution by Type of Service Total Persons
Hospital
Outpatient or
Office-Based
Provider Visits
Hospital
Inpatient
Stays
Emergency
Room
Visits
Prescribed
Medicines
Dental
Visits
Home
Health
Heart conditions 58 1,334 78 20 *** 542 305
Trauma-related disorders 59 850 38 14 45 313 81
Cancer 251 3,675 174* 51 *** 728 653
COPD, asthma 20 1,543 42 9 0 4,741* 94
Mental disorders 82 1,593 86 45 *** 1,306 121
Hypertension 21 2,014 135 11 *** 646 48
Normal birth/live born 55 250 239* 2 *** 226* 198
Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 90 3,067 321* 49 *** 1,007* 650
Diabetes mellitus 50 1,182 111 27 *** 750 101
Osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders 33 1,297 68 16 *** 554 69
Back problems 78 2,166 77 19 0 1,451* 118
Cerebrovascular disease 357 3,381 104 86 *** 557 1,259
Pneumonia 135* 3,511* 141 12 *** 433 832
Skin disorders 19 4,353* 50 9 *** 540* 90
Systemic lupus and connective tissues disorders 62 2,167 40 16 *** 1,219* 92
Other CNS disorders 54 2,557* 46 20 0 3,303* 124
Other care and screening 40 6,213* 89 12 0 1,311 54
Infectious diseases 22 4,401* 53 52* *** 3,125* 145
Other GI 51 1,322 131 17 *** 700 140
Disorders of the upper GI 29 1,436 118 12 *** 998* 61
Residual Codes 36 507 99 14 0 646 37
Female genital disorders, and contraception 46 582 206 10 *** 132 50
Kidney Disease 478 1,884 233 54 *** 3,931* 517
Hyperlipidemia 17 731* 0 18 *** 1,021* 22
Other endocrine, nutritional & immune disorder 80 583 238* 33 0 1,220* 75
Gallbladder, pancreatic, and liver disease 109 1,529 55 61 *** 528* 545
Other stomach and intestinal disorders 179 2,842 148 88 *** 1,457* 1,001
Acute Bronchitis and URI 5 357 43 4 0 2,433* 7
Other eye disorders 25 744 161* 13 *** 1,989* 31
Headache 42 7,686* 146 24 *** 8,337* 203*
Other urinary 131 9,432* 206* 36 *** 1,309* 435*
Other bone and musculoskeletal disease 76 2,806 60 20 0 888* 101
Epilepsy and convulsions 110 1,541* 121 108 *** 3,536* 474
Cataract 97 649 *** 20 *** 4,816* 102
Non-malignant neoplasm 43 1,706 191* 38* *** 0 197
Paralysis 469* 30,101* 37 230* *** 2,583* 4,801*
Urinary tract infections 17 1,190 41 3 *** 647* 99
Thyroid disease 44 4,133* 33 5 *** 1,211* 43
Symptoms 40 919 87 7 *** 211 118
Hereditary, degenerative and other nervous system disorders 96 4,933 63* 162 *** 1,789* 792
Hernias 111 1,083 584* 40 *** 1,790* 171
Otitis media 13 4,491* 20 10 *** 450 41
Perinatal Conditions 162* 2,566 0 568* *** 40,076* 15,320*
Male genital disorders 79 2,669* 271* 28 *** 1,029* 140
Complications of surgery or device 392* 9,940* 33 29* 167* 1,531* 1,001*
Congenital anomalies 249 1,606 75* 38 *** 3,097* 372
Appendicitis 296* 1,209 429* 10 *** 0 1,156
Hemorrhagic, coagulation, and disorders of White Blood cells 84 3,084* 1,261* 44 *** 1,345 363
Non-malignant breast disease 92 118 *** 16 *** 0* 94
Intestinal infection 11 380 56 5 *** *** 16
Complications of pregnancy and birth 337* 2,166* 198 25* *** 265* 334
Disorders of teeth and jaws 204* 4,529* 82* 2 59 *** 45
Glaucoma 30 *** *** 29 *** 1,492* 46
Allergic reactions 55 314 64 14 *** 0 44
Poisoning by medical and non-medical substances 71* 1,629 99 12 *** 0 212
Anemia and other deficiencies 116 3,805* 242* 8 *** 64 121
Disorders of mouth and esophagus 243* 554 85* 25* *** 2,226* 275*
Tonsillitis 73 627 42 8 *** *** 86
Influenza 5 526 130* 3 *** 262 9
CNS infection 141* 1,758* 66 117* *** 4,520 1,063*
Coma, brain damage 781* 4,546* 81 220* *** *** 1,901*

*** Insufficient data is available to calculate the statistic.
* Relative standard error equal to or greater than 30%.
Individuals can be counted in more than one condition category.
For prescribed medicines an event is a purchase.
A home health event is a month where home health was received.

Source: Center for Financing, Access and Cost Trends, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality: Medical Expenditure Panel Survey, 2000.


Internet Citation:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Total Number of People Accounting for Expenditures (deduplicated) by Site of Service: United States, 2000. November 15, 2003. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Component Data.
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