Top 10 Procedures Associated With the Most Expensive Ambulatory Surgical Hospital Visits

Here are the top ten ambulatory procedures associated with the most costly stays in hospitals, with the mean charges for the visit, according to 2003 statistics from 17 selected states.
 

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  1. Percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA) — $23,300
  2. Insertion, revisions, replacement, removal of cardiac pacemaker — $20,200
  3. Other OR heart procedures (primarily includes surgeries such as removal of heart tissue or repair of atrial septum) — $20,100
  4. Spinal fusion — $18,600
  5. Open prostatectomy — $16,500
  6. Insertion of catheter or spine stimulator into spinal canal — $16,100
  7. Endovascular repair of aneurysm — $13,200
  8. Other OR upper GI therapeutic procedures (primarily includes surgeries such as repair of the esophagus function or repair of the stomach, not otherwise specified) — $10,900
  9. Laminectomy — $10,700
  10. Other OR procedures on vessels other than head and neck (primarily includes surgeries such as angioplasty of non-coronary vessels) — $10,700

Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project.

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