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The data on the number of procedures in this section are for inpatients only. Procedures include surgical and non-surgical
operations, diagnostic procedures, and special treatments reported on the medical record. Up to six procedures were
included for each discharge. These all-listed procedures include all occurrences of the procedure regardless of the order on
the medical record. Procedure groupings and code numbers are based on the International Classification of Diseases, Ninth
Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM).
For comparability with the national data*, the rates of all-listed procedures are presented per 10,000 population. The
groupings of ICD-9-CM codes used to identify specific procedure categories can be accessed at
Beginning in 2008, Arizona hospitals may report up to 12 surgical and non-surgical procedures per record, doubling the
previously required number. However, not all hospitals have been able tomeet the revised requirements. This is one reason
why, in our 2008 - 2013 reports, we continue to analyze the top six procedures. Another reason is comparability with the
previously published data for 2000-2007.
*Findings of the National Hospital Discharge Survey, including estimates of the number of specific procedure categories, are available in
bound reports of the National Center for Health Statistics and online at
. The survey collects the data on
up to four surgical and non-surgical procedures.
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