Table 6. Most Common Procedures for Hospital Stays Billed to Medicaid, All Listed Procedures*

Procedure: Procedures to assist delivery
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 752
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 36.6

Procedure: Fetal monitoring
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 438
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 37.2

Procedure: Repair of current obstetric laceration
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 372
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 31.4

Procedure: Circumcision of infant
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 321
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 27.0

Procedure: Respiratory intubation and mechanical ventilation
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 319
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 20.4

Procedure: Diagnostic cardiac catheterization, coronary arteriography
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 277
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 7.2

Procedure: Cesarean section
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 264
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 32.4

Procedure: Artificial rupture of membranes to assist delivery
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 261
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 34.2

Procedure: Episiotomy
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 252
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 28.5

Procedure: Blood transfusion
Total number of discharges with this procedure category (in thousands): 197
Medicaid's share of hospital stays with this procedure (in percent): 15.2

* The term "All-listed procedures" refers to all procedures performed during a hospital stay; patients often receive more than one procedure.

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