This statistic shows the aggregate costs of complicated birth pediatric hospital stays in the U.S. in 2016, by type of complication. During this year, the aggregate cost of a pediatric hospital stay for a birth with extreme immaturity or respiratory distress syndrome was 6,527 million U.S. dollars.
Aggregate costs of pediatric hospital stays for complicated births in the U.S. in 2016, by complication type
(in U.S. dollars)
Type of birth complication
Cost in million U.S. dollars
Extreme immaturity or respiratory distress syndrome
6,527
Full-term neonatal birth with major complications
2,384
Prematurity with major problems
2,329
Neonatal birth with other significant problems
1,688
Neonatal birth, died or transferred to another acute care facility
The average cost per stay was rounded to the nearest $100.
Diagnostic categories were defined by the major diagnostic category on the hospital discharge record.
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AHRQ, & Various sources (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Kids' Inpatient Database (KID)). (August 27, 2019). Aggregate costs of pediatric hospital stays for complicated births in the U.S. in 2016, by complication type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1085224/aggregate-hospital-stay-costs-for-complicated-births-by-complication-type-us/
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Aggregate costs of pediatric hospital stays for complicated births in the U.S. in 2016, by complication type (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], AHRQ, & Various sources (Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP), Kids' Inpatient Database (KID)), August 27, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.ezproxy.canberra.edu.au/statistics/1085224/aggregate-hospital-stay-costs-for-complicated-births-by-complication-type-us/