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Most Prevalent Conditions Requiring Hospitalization

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Percent of All Inpatient Stays in 2018

Septicemia: 8%
Heart Failure: 4%
Osteoarthritis: 4%
Pneumonia: 3%
Diabetes with Complications: 2%

Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #277, Most Frequent Principal Diagnoses for Inpatient Stays in U.S. Hospitals, 2018. www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb277-Top-Reasons-Hospital-Stays-2018.jsp.

HCUP Data Partners can be found at: www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/partners.jsp.

Internet Citation: Most Prevalent Conditions Requiring Hospitalization Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP). September 2021. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/infographics/sb277_hmpc.jsp.

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