Procedure: Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 1,954
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 50.5
Procedure: Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 701
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 44.8
Procedure: Blood transfusion
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 696
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 53.7
Procedure: Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy, biopsy
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 651
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 55.7
Procedure: Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 395
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 53.4
Procedure: Cardiac pacemaker or cardioverter/defibrillator procedure
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 349
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 75.1
Procedure: Colonoscopy and biopsy
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 343
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 60.7
Procedure: Diagnostic ultrasound of heart (echocardiogram)
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 339
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 51.9
Procedure: Hemodialysis
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 338
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 65.5
Procedure: Percutaneous transluminal coronary angioplasty (PTCA)
Total number of discharges with this procedure category
(in thousands): 296
Medicare's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 48.7
* The term "All-listed procedures" refers to all procedures performed during a hospital stay; patients often receive more than one procedure.