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  Table 3a: Mean Expenses per Person with Care for Selected Conditions by Type of Service: United States, 2001
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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 879 12,970 898 443 -- 4,039 3,316
Trauma-related disorders 740 9,091 506 92 -- 8,400* 1,397
Cancer 2,050 16,616 709 414 -- 3,972 4,376
COPD, asthma 332 11,298 533 302 -- 5,020* 901
Mental disorders 633 8,519 449 622 -- 6,983 1,544
Hypertension 352 9,533 493 462 -- 5,395* 835
Osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders 636 13,251 558 368 -- 6,468 1,236
Diabetes mellitus 548 13,850 1,197* 804 -- 5,658 2,013
Normal birth/live born 1,019 4,973 522 58 -- 565* 3,445
Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 783 16,281 594 279 -- 3,157* 3,080
Back problems 779 8,634 431 269 -- 3,990* 1,183
Disorders of the upper GI 421 8,937 619 451 -- 17,066* 888
Kidney Disease 3,913 9,721 1,043 300 -- 2,631 4,854
Other CNS disorders 648 6,404 677 158 -- 11,450* 1,021
Other care and screening 376 6,839 225 328 -- 3,492* 504
Systemic lupus and connective tissues disorders 639 9,485 456 203 -- 4,123* 910
Skin disorders 325 7,049 705 164 -- 3,867* 515
Cerebrovascular disease 831 10,064 633 516 -- 4,220 5,253
Pneumonia 317 10,010 443 97 -- 1,040* 2,775
Residual Codes 487 4,173 391 271 -- 7,730* 637
Hyperlipidemia 290 12,011 138* 545 -- 505* 657
Infectious diseases 231 5,662 483 223 -- 13,771* 619
Other GI 553 10,316 374 238 -- 12,037* 1,393
Other endocrine, nutritional & immune disorder 582 5,528 350 369* -- 5,345* 763
Female genital disorders, and contraception 505 5,945 511 209 -- *** 509
Other bone and musculoskeletal disease 627 14,694* 668* 375 -- 3,586* 1,382
Acute Bronchitis and URI 139 9,500* 289 79 -- 3,481* 229
Other eye disorders 333 6,198 364* 76 -- 13,443* 478
Gallbladder, pancreatic, and liver disease 1,208 6,065 1,016 328 -- 2,109* 3,113
Epilepsy and convulsions 537 8,420 706 709 -- 18,249* 2,734
Hernias 1,323 10,078 1,001 387 -- 2,156* 2,333
Hereditary, degenerative and other nervous system disorders 890 16,048* 388* 939 -- 8,358* 3,836
Other stomach and intestinal disorders 759 10,566 361 308 -- 606* 2,666
Headache 407 10,254* 538 252 -- 4,678* 580
Symptoms 374 4,790 595 102 -- 4,090 778
Cataract 1,024 2,772 177 125 -- 3,364* 1,078
Urinary tract infections 236 6,499 480 60 -- 6,531* 575
Thyroid disease 410 3,677 112* 142 -- 3,531 371
Non-malignant neoplasm 531 6,713 468* 139 -- 327 904
Otitis media 190 4,126* 188 62 -- 31,911* 299
Poisoning by medical and non-medical substances 399 18,781* 490 105* -- 585* 1,876*
Appendicitis 504* 10,934* 499 81 -- *** 10,050*
Intestinal infection 122 8,827* 438 55 -- 4,373 487*
Male genital disorders 630 6,368 281 266 -- 11,579* 970
Complications of pregnancy and birth 1,122 7,657 1,096 78 -- 976 2,700
Anemia and other deficiencies 839 6,735 288 205* -- 2,334* 1,241
Congenital anomalies 987* 12,428 1,741* 280 -- 1,570* 2,181
Glaucoma 295 5,213* 620 442 -- 6,831* 752
Hemorrhagic, coagulation, and disorders of White Blood cells 951* 9,038 337* 317 -- 2,836 1,907
Other urinary 459 5,457 450* 238 -- 2,138* 533
Paralysis 958* 22,678 *** 201 -- 11,446* 6,707*
Complications of surgery or device 501* 6,769 600 92 -- 1,053 1,395
Non-malignant breast disease 647 2,943* 2,640 59 -- *** 668
Allergic reactions 190 2,345 311 92 -- 4,420* 256
Disorders of teeth and jaws 431 13,132* 337 39 -- 3,945 161*
CNS infection 545* 9,893* 1,286 97 -- 6,657 5,265*
Influenza 110 6,195 545* 48 -- *** 192
Perinatal Conditions 620* 8,984* 377 827* -- 6,870* 3,927*
Tonsillitis 433 1,724 226 55 -- *** 490
Coma, brain damage 424* 36,540* 562* 86 -- *** 7,203*
Disorders of mouth and esophagus 416* 4,726 205* 53 -- *** 245*

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 75 1,033 147 20 -- 840 247
Trauma-related disorders 39 827 42 4 -- 2,987* 101
Cancer 251 2,761 187 42 -- 957 486
COPD, asthma 21 1,545 63 10 -- 2,329* 72
Mental disorders 39 1,160 75 32 -- 1,337 89
Hypertension 24 2,285 85 9 -- 1,804* 61
Osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic joint disorders 38 1,673 93 14 -- 1,389 86
Diabetes mellitus 43 3,497 470* 36 -- 1,070 183
Normal birth/live born 70 194 85 5 -- 233* 171
Other circulatory conditions arteries, veins, and lymphatics 75 3,926 107 27 -- 1,666* 595
Back problems 51 1,279 63 24 -- 1,482* 85
Disorders of the upper GI 29 2,111 160 16 -- 11,294* 88
Kidney Disease 703 1,703 154 58 -- 680 620
Other CNS disorders 52 1,354 143 16 -- 4,909* 116
Other care and screening 37 1,494 53 11 -- 1,780* 33
Systemic lupus and connective tissues disorders 40 1,244 57 16 -- 1,365* 75
Skin disorders 22 1,333 195 10 -- 1,569* 38
Cerebrovascular disease 117 1,457 181 86 -- 1,021 631
Pneumonia 45 2,528 59 20 -- 479* 651
Residual Codes 37 736 81 13 -- 3,363* 64
Hyperlipidemia 30 0 48* 15 -- 159* 24
Infectious diseases 20 1,065 87 40 -- 9,691* 116
Other GI 67 1,817 82 18 -- 6,374* 285
Other endocrine, nutritional & immune disorder 135 627 51 154* -- 2,770* 144
Female genital disorders, and contraception 48 460 86 6 -- *** 35
Other bone and musculoskeletal disease 83 5,685* 287* 21 -- 1,514* 350
Acute Bronchitis and URI 7 4,492* 32 3 -- 1,095* 28
Other eye disorders 26 1,595 112* 7 -- 7,059* 73
Gallbladder, pancreatic, and liver disease 238 590 266 87 -- 889* 320
Epilepsy and convulsions 98 2,439 188 77 -- 13,642* 741
Hernias 130 2,247 280 51 -- 1,242* 354
Hereditary, degenerative and other nervous system disorders 199 5,937* 123* 171 -- 2,548* 792
Other stomach and intestinal disorders 91 1,756 95 43 -- 383* 449
Headache 50 6,340* 65 18 -- 4,461* 64
Symptoms 47 934 80 25 -- 1,169 101
Cataract 92 685 0 18 -- 1,331* 93
Urinary tract infections 26 880 72 3 -- 4,903* 95
Thyroid disease 95 512 48* 6 -- 788 47
Non-malignant neoplasm 61 656 456* 41 -- 0 130
Otitis media 18 1,741* 20 3 -- 20,934* 46
Poisoning by medical and non-medical substances 108 12,568* 59 33* -- 277* 1,042*
Appendicitis 192* 3,673* 133 16 -- *** 3,130*
Intestinal infection 10 4,393* 88 4 -- 0 161*
Male genital disorders 147 1,844 80 22 -- 7,424* 201
Complications of pregnancy and birth 281 2,121 309 12 -- 0 594
Anemia and other deficiencies 217 1,375 76 100* -- 801* 247
Congenital anomalies 431* 3,600 1,062* 65 -- 1,146* 620
Glaucoma 48 1,905* 0 35 -- 3,979* 121
Hemorrhagic, coagulation, and disorders of White Blood cells 364* 2,230 183* 50 -- 156 537
Other urinary 66 448 168* 17 -- 905* 61
Paralysis 290* 1,003 *** 48 -- 7,516* 3,046*
Complications of surgery or device 181* 1,611 115 22 -- 118 371
Non-malignant breast disease 71 1,383* 0 10 -- *** 72
Allergic reactions 31 345 71 8 -- 2,799* 35
Disorders of teeth and jaws 100 7,339* 82 3 -- 0 53*
CNS infection 288* 3,522* 360 19 -- 1,077 1,995*
Influenza 9 1,520 239* 4 -- *** 38
Perinatal Conditions 332* 3,821* 0 504* -- 4,534* 1,593*
Tonsillitis 91 456 48 9 -- *** 84
Coma, brain damage 284* 28,893* 428* 1 -- *** 6,759*
Disorders of mouth and esophagus 242* 0 128* 15 -- *** 101*

*** Insufficient data is available to calculate the statistic.
-- Less than 100 sample cases.
* 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, 2001.


Internet Citation:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Total Number of People Accounting for Expenditures (deduplicated) by Site of Service: United States, 2001. June 4, 2004. Medical Expenditure Panel Survey Component Data.
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