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Table 9 Top three discharge diagnoses for each DxMoC (n (%)), cost weights per episode aggregated and averaged

From: Do remote dialysis services really cost more? An economic analysis of hospital and dialysis modality costs associated with dialysis services in urban, rural and remote settings

AR-DRG

AR-DRG Description

Cost weight

DxMoC0

DxMoC1

DxMoC2

DxMoC3

DxMoC4

DxMoC5

DxMoC6

L65B

Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC

$2,758

277 (15%)

2036 (18%)

90 (5%)

6 (4%)

47 (13%)

23 (5%)

 

L65A

Kidney and Urinary Tract Signs and Symptoms W Catastrophic or Severe CC

$7,246

222 (12%)

979 (9%)

     

L67A

Urinary Stones and Obstruction W Catastrophic or Severe CC

$9,985

      

104 (11%)

K62B

Miscellaneous Metabolic Disorders W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC

$4,691

 

355 (3%)

     

E62B

Respiratory Infections/Inflammations W Severe or Moderate CC

$6,917

  

99 (6%)

5 (3%)

   

Z64A

Other Factors Influencing Health Status

$4,875

  

97 (6%)

    

L60C

Kidney Failure W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC

$3,970

95 (5%)

      

T64B

Other Infectious and Parasitic Diseases W Severe or Moderate CC

$9,167

     

60 (12%)

 

L67B

Other Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders W/O Catastrophic or Severe CC

$4,563

      

57 (6%)

L09A

Other Procedures for Kidney and Urinary Tract Disorders W Cat CC

$29,964

      

51 (5%)

F74Z

Chest Pain

$5,326

    

26 (7%)

  

G66Z

Abdominal Pain or Mesenteric Adenitis

$2,378

    

16 (5%)

  

F75B

Other Circulatory Disorders W Severe or Moderate CC

$6,168

     

16 (3%)

 

E65B

Chronic Obstructive Airways Disease W/O Catastrophic CC

$5,886

   

10 (6%)

   

Average cost per admission -Top 3 admissions aggregated

$4,629

$4,143

$4,916

$5,238

$3,440

$7,193

$13,334