| | DRG | DRG Description | DH Average Charge | Peer Average Charge | Percentage Lower than Peer Average |
|
| 45 | Cerebrovascular accident (CVA) and precerebral occlusion with infarc (stroke or blood clot causing blockage of blood vessels) | $20,358 | $36,042 | 44% |
|
| 137 | Major respiratory infections and inflammations | $28,685 | $40,809 | 30% |
|
| 139 | Other pneumonia | $13,034 | $23,738 | 45% |
|
| 140 | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (lung diseases that cause blockage, including chronic bronchitis & emphysema) | $12,967 | $24,157 | 46% |
|
| 141 | Asthma (lung condition, often allergic in nature, causing labored breathing) | $8,583 | $12,927 | 34% |
|
| 174 | Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) (balloon repair of a heart vessel with diagnosis of a heart attack) | $50,668 | $82,898 | 39% |
|
| 175 | Percutaneous cardiovascular procedures without acute myocardial infarction (balloon repair of a heart vessel without diagnosis of a heart attack) | $46,065 | $66,051 | 30% |
|
| 194 | Heart failure | $15,293 | $26,439 | 42% |
|
| 198 | Angina pectoris and coronary atherosclerosis (sudden spasms of chest pain due to thickening of arteries from fatty deposits) | $8,045 | $15,412 | 48% |
|
| 201 | Cardiac arrhythmia and conduction disorders (irregular heartbeat) | $11,157 | $20,846 | 46% |
|
| 203 | Chest pain | $7,927 | $15,580 | 49% |
|
| 221 | Major small and large bowel procedures (colostomy, ileostomy, operations on the intestines) | $59,534 | $76,510 | 22% |
|
| 225 | Appendectomy (surgical removal of the appendix) | $15,562 | $28,947 | 46% |
|
| 241 | Peptic ulcer and gastritis (bleeding of stomach and/or intestines, bleeding ulcer) | $15,265 | $26,779 | 43% |
|
| 249 | Nonbacterial gastroenteritis, nausea and vomiting (severe flu) | $9,689 | $17,317 | 44% |
|
| 254 | Other digestive system diagnoses (hernia, irritable colon) | $14,723 | $23,500 | 37% |
|
| 263 | Laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal through small incisions in the abdomen) | $20,198 | $35,478 | 43% |
|
| 282 | Disorders of pancreas except malignancy | $17,298 | $29,866 | 42% |
|
| 301 | Hip joint replacement | $44,264 | $64,843 | 32% |
|
| 302 | Knee joint replacement | $34,621 | $60,836 | 43% |
|
| 304 | Dorsal and lumbar fusion procedures, except for curvature of the back (surgical repair of two or more back vertebrae by immobilization) | $80,087 | $137,645 | 42% |
|
| 308 | Hip and femur procedures for trauma, except joint replacement (repair of hip and upper leg bone fractures due to injury) | $46,583 | $50,906 | 8% |
|
| 310 | Intervertebral disc excision and decompression (surgical repair of herniated or bulging discs by removal of disc matter) | $21,807 | $37,246 | 41% |
|
| 313 | Knee and lower leg procedures, except foot (repair of knee and ligaments, repair of ankle fractures) | $29,825 | $43,706 | 32% |
|
| 347 | Other back and neck disorders, fractures and injuries (non-surgical treatment for back pain, sprains, and fractures of spine) | $17,642 | $21,797 | 19% |
|
| 383 | Cellulitis and other bacterial skin infections (includes abcesses) | $10,515 | $19,093 | 45% |
|
| 420 | Diabetes | $14,026 | $20,578 | 32% |
|
| 460 | Renal failure (kidney failure) | $23,185 | $32,006 | 28% |
|
| 463 | Kidney and urinary tract infections | $11,374 | $19,867 | 43% |
|
| 513 | Uterine and adnexa procedures for non-malignancy, except leiomyoma (surgery on female reproductive organs, including ovaries, fallopian tubes and uterus for non-cancers, except tumors of the smooth muscles) | $18,397 | $25,084 | 27% |
|
| 540 | Cesarean delivery (surgical delivery of a baby) | $13,837 | $17,553 | 21% |
|
| 560 | Vaginal delivery | $6,572 | $8,778 | 25% |
|
| 566 | Other antepartum diagnoses | $4,969 | $9,840 | 50% |
|
| 640 | Neonate, birth weight greater than 2499 grams, normal newborn or newborn with other problems | $2,906 | $2,996 | 3% |
|
| 720 | Septicemia and disseminated infections | $39,597 | $65,743 | 40% |