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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
Rank | ICD-10 code | ICD-10 description | % of est. procedures within search | Explore dataset |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 10E0XZZ | Delivery of Products of Conception, External Approach | 32.20% | Explore |
2 | 10D00Z1 | Extraction of Products of Conception, Low, Open Approach | 23.40% | Explore |
3 | 10907ZC | Drainage of Amniotic Fluid, Therapeutic from Products of Conception, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | 10.60% | Explore |
4 | 5A1D70Z | Performance of Urinary Filtration, Intermittent, Less than 6 Hours Per Day | 3.90% | Explore |
5 | 3E0G76Z | Introduction of Nutritional Substance into Upper GI, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | 2.30% | Explore |
6 | 10900ZC | Drainage of Amniotic Fluid, Therapeutic from Products of Conception, Open Approach | 1.80% | Explore |
7 | XW033E5 | Introduction of Remdesivir Anti-infective into Peripheral Vein, Percutaneous Approach, New Technology Group 5 | 1.40% | Explore |
8 | 0W8NXZZ | Division of Female Perineum, External Approach | 1.20% | Explore |
9 | 0U7C7ZZ | Dilation of Cervix, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | 0.80% | Explore |
10 | 3E1M39Z | Irrigation of Peritoneal Cavity using Dialysate, Percutaneous Approach | 0.50% | 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 |
1 |
UH Rainbow Babies & Children's Hospital |
$2,240,719,361 |
2 |
Cincinnati Children's Burnet Campus |
$2,226,690,085 |
3 |
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (AKA CHOP) |
$2,186,693,148 |
4 |
Texas Children's Hospital |
$2,170,905,750 |
5 |
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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