Table 12. Top 10 Principal Diagnoses for Medicaid

Top 10 Principal Diagnoses for Medicaid Number of Discharges
(in thousands)
Medicaid's Share of All Hospital Stays for this Condition
(percent)
All Medicaid Discharges 8,264 21.9
1. Newborn infants 1,579 38.0
2. Trauma to vulva (external female genitals) and perineum (area between anus and vagina) due to childbirth 276 34.4
3. Pneumonia 259 20.3
4. Other maternal complications of birth and puerperium (period after childbirth) 259 37.3
5. Affective or mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder) 213 32.6
6. Other complications of pregnancy 204 45.4
7. Normal pregnancy and/or delivery 188 46.8
8. Schizophrenia 153 54.2
9. Congestive heart failure 151 14.3
10. Previous cesarean section (C-section) 151 38.3

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