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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 4

Diagnostic and procedure codes for hospitalizations due to neurocysticercosis, United States, 2003–2012*

Associated diagnoses and procedures No. hospitalizations (SE) % All hospitalizations (95% CI) Mean length of stay, d† Mean charges, US$†
Diagnoses
  Epilepsy; convulsions 10,652 (360) 57.3 (55.3–59.3) 5.4 (4.2–6.9) 33,058 (21,846–50,023)
  Obstructive hydrocephalus 3,292 (208) 17.7 (16.2–19.3) 11.4 (8.1–16.2) 79,084 (46,139–135,552)
  Headache, including migraine 2,308 (126) 12.4 (11.3–13.6) 3.8 (2..9–4.9) 19,893 (12,422–31,857)
  Cerebrovascular disease 1,650 (121) 8.9 (7.9–10.0) 7.5 (5.3–10.6) 45,183 (26,027–78,436)
  Mental health disorder 1,843 (132) 9.9 (8.8–11.2) 6.4 (4.7–8.8) 24,436 (13,578–43,979)
  Encephalitis/meningitis 1,033 (81) 5.6 (4.8–6.4) 12.2 (8.1–18.6) 78,983 (46,851–133,151)
  Cerebral edema 931 (79) 5.0 (4.3–5.9) 7.5 (5.6–10.0) 40,639 (23,449–70,429)
  Syncope
573 (56)
3.1 (2.6–3.7)
3.4 (2.6–4.6)
20,017 (11,934–33,577)
Procedures
  Neuroimaging, CT of head or MRI 3,087 (330) 16.6 (13.9–19.8) 6.1 (4.8–7.7) 34,905 (22,177–54,937)
  Ventricular shunt, insert, remove, or repair 1,661 (137) 8.9 (7.9–10.2) 16.3 (10.6–25.1) 86,272 (48,313–154,054)
  CNS incision or excision 1,499 (111) 8.1 (7.1–9.2) 10.3 (7.9–13.5) 89,893 (56,625–142,709)

*National estimates were based on the Nationwide Inpatient Sample, by using diagnosis code 123.1 from the International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification. CNS, central nervous system; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.
†Mean length of stay and mean inflation-adjusted hospitalization charges for diagnostic and procedure codes after adjusting for year, patient age, sex, race, and hospital region. Diagnostic and procedure codes were evaluated individually as independent variables in the final generalized linear models built for length of stay and charges.

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