Top Five Most Expensive Hospital Diagnoses, 1996

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Top Five Most Expensive Hospital Diagnoses, 1996

Top Five Most Expensive Hospital Diagnoses, 1996: 1. Spinal cord injury, $56,800; 2. Infant Respiratory Distress Syndrome, $56,600; 3. Low birthweight, $50,300; 4. Leukemia, $46,700; 5. Heart valve disorders, $45,300. Source: Hospital Inpatient Statistics, 1996. AHCPR Pub. No. 99-0034

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