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Volume 21, Number 6—June 2015
Research

Hospitalization Frequency and Charges for Neurocysticercosis, United States, 2003–2012

Seth E. O’NealComments to Author  and Robert H. Flecker
Author affiliations: Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, USA

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Table 3

Source of admission, disposition, and expected payer for hospitalizations due to neurocysticercosis, United States, 2003–2012*

Characteristic No. hospitalizations (SE) % All hospitalizations (95% CI)
Source of admission
  Emergency department 9,436 (484) 74.7 (72.3–76.9)
  Routine 2,210 (145) 17.5 (15.6–19.6)
  Transfer
947 (80)
7.5 (6.4–8.7)
Disposition
  Routine 15,693 (562) 84.5 (83.1–85.8)
  Transfer 1,617 (107) 8.7 (7.7–9.8)
  Home health 834 (81) 4.5 (3.8–5.4)
  Against medical advice 205 (33) 1.1 (0.8–1.5)
  Died
218 (32)
1.2 (0.9–1.6)
Expected primary payer
  Medicare 2,025 (139) 10.9 (9.7–12.3)
  Medicaid 5,543 (316) 29.9 (27.8–32.1)
  Private insurance 4,335 (206) 23.4 (21.4–25.4)
  Self-pay 4,753 (224) 25.6 (23.8–27.5)
  Other payer
1,883 (160)
10.2 (8.9–11.6)
*National estimates were determined on the basis of the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, by using diagnosis code 123.1 from the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification.

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