Table 13. Top 10 Principal Diagnoses for Private Insurers

Top 10 Principal Diagnoses for Private Insurers Number of Discharges
(in thousands)
Private Insurers' Share of All Hospital Stays for this Condition
(percent)
All Discharges for Private Insurers 13,735 36.3
1. Newborn infant 2,254 54.3
2. Trauma to vulva (external female genitals) and perineum (area between anus and vagina) due to childbirth 475 59.0
3. Hardening of the heart arteries and other heart disease 411 31.8
4. Other maternal complications of birth and puerperium (period after childbirth) 393 56.7
5. Chest pain 352 39.8
6. Spondylosis, intervertebral disc disorders (back problems, disorders of intervertebral discs and bones in spinal column) 303 47.7
7. Pneumonia 258 20.3
8. Affective or mood disorders (depression and bipolar disorder) 227 34.6
9. Previous cesarean section (C-section) 219 55.6
10. Heart attack (acute myocardial infarction) 218 28.6

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