Table 7. Common Principal Diagnoses for Nonobstetric Female Patients by Payer

Principal diagnosis Medicare Private Medicaid Uninsured
  Number of discharges in thousands (percent of all discharges)
Congestive heart failure 394 (5.8)   95 (4.4) 10 (1.9)
Pneumonia 353 (5.2) 99 (2.4) 103 (4.8) 17 (3.0)
Coronary atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries of the heart) 315 (4.6) 137 (3.3) 69 (3.2) 16 (2.9)
Cardiac dysrhythmia (irregular heartbeat) 228 (3.3)      
Acute cerebrovascular disease (stroke) 219 (3.2)      
Chronic obstructive lung disease 210 (3.1)   67 (3.1)  
Acute myocardial infarction (heart attack) 204 (3.0)      
Rehabilitation 196 (2.9)      
Hip fracture 186 (2.7)      
Osteoarthritis 173 (2.5) 75 (1.8)    
Benign neoplasm of uterus   212 (5.1)    
Chest pain   165 (4.0) 65 (3.0) 24 (4.4)
Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders, other back problems   138 (3.3)    
Biliary tract disorders (gallbladder disease)   137 (3.3)   21 (3.7)
Affective disorders (depression)   128 (3.1) 101 (4.7) 26 (4.7)
Prolapse of female genital organs   79 (1.9)    
Complication of procedures or medical care   78 (1.9)    
Schizophrenia and other related disorders     60 (2.8)  
Diabetes mellitus with complications     57 (2.6) 13 (2.4)
Urinary tract infection     53 (2.5) 13 (2.4)
Asthma     48 (2.2) 13 (2.4)
Skin and subcutaneous tissue infections       10 (1.8)

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