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Top 10 inpatient procedures at children’s hospitals

Children’s hospitals occupy a vital position in the healthcare landscape. These facilities provide optimal care to infants, children, and adolescents in an environment that caters to their specific needs. Definitive Healthcare tracks more than 280 children’s hospitals across the U.S. 

Using our HospitalView and Claims products, we ranked the top 10 inpatient procedures performed at children’s hospitals in 2022 to date in the table below.  

The top inpatient procedures at children’s hospitals in 2022 to date

RankICD-10 codeICD-10 description% of est. procedures within searchExplore dataset
110E0XZZDelivery of Products of Conception, External Approach32.20%Explore
210D00Z1Extraction of Products of Conception, Low, Open Approach23.40%Explore
310907ZCDrainage of Amniotic Fluid, Therapeutic from Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening10.60%Explore
45A1D70ZPerformance of Urinary Filtration, Intermittent, Less than 6 Hours Per Day3.90%Explore
53E0G76ZIntroduction of Nutritional Substance into Upper GI, Via Natural or Artificial Opening2.30%Explore
610900ZCDrainage of Amniotic Fluid, Therapeutic from Products of Conception, Open Approach1.80%Explore
7XW033E5Introduction of Remdesivir Anti-infective into Peripheral Vein, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 51.40%Explore
80W8NXZZDivision of Female Perineum, External Approach1.20%Explore
90U7C7ZZDilation of Cervix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening0.80%Explore
103E1M39ZIrrigation of Peritoneal Cavity using Dialysate, Percutaneous Approach0.50%Explore

Fig. 1 Data from the Definitive Healthcare HospitalView and ClaimsMx product. Claims data is sourced from multiple medical claims clearinghouses in the United States and updated monthly. Data accessed December 2022. 

What are the most common procedures performed at children’s hospitals? 

Many of the most common procedures performed at children’s hospitals are related to pregnancy and childbirth.  

About 32% of inpatient procedures performed at these facilities use the ICD-10 code 10E0XZZ, which entails assisting the passage of the products of conception (which could include the fetus, the placenta, and any other tissues that result from a fertilized egg) from the genital canal with no use of forceps or other instruments.  

ICD-10 code 10D00Z1 refers to a low cervical cesarean section. The procedure is ranked second on our list, making up 23.40% of inpatient procedures performed at children’s hospitals. 

In third place is ICD-10 code 10907ZC, which refers to the drainage of excess amniotic fluid from the uterus. The procedure makes up 10.60% of inpatient procedures.  

What are the top five children’s hospitals? 

Measured by net patient revenue (NPR), five of the top children’s hospitals in the U.S. are: 

Rank 

Name 

Net Patient Revenue 

UH Rainbow Babies & Children’s Hospital 

$2,240,719,361 

Cincinnati Children’s Burnet Campus 

$2,226,690,085 

Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (AKA CHOP) 

$2,186,693,148 

Texas Children’s Hospital 

$2,170,905,750 

Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital Stanford (AKA Stanford Children’s Health) 

$2,035,354,596 

Fig. 2 Data from the Definitive Healthcare HospitalView product. Data accessed December 2022. 

For more information, check out the top 10 children’s hospitals ranked by NPR here.  

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