This statistic shows the average length of Medicare primary inpatient hospital stays in the United States in 2016, by disease. In this year, an primary Medicare asthma patient stayed an average of 3.8 days in IDN hospitals. Medicare currently provides coverage for the largest portion of inpatient cases. Among the selected medical conditions, diabetes mellitus patients had the highest average length of stay, with almost five days.
Average length of Medicare inpatient hospital stays by disease in 2016, by IDN status (in days)*
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Sanofi. (September 25, 2018). Average length of Medicare inpatient hospital stays by disease in 2016, by IDN status (in days)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 10, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/320713/length-of-average-stay-in-hospital-per-medicare-inpatient-case-by-disease/
Sanofi. "Average length of Medicare inpatient hospital stays by disease in 2016, by IDN status (in days)*." Chart. September 25, 2018. Statista. Accessed August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320713/length-of-average-stay-in-hospital-per-medicare-inpatient-case-by-disease/
Sanofi. (2018). Average length of Medicare inpatient hospital stays by disease in 2016, by IDN status (in days)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 10, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/320713/length-of-average-stay-in-hospital-per-medicare-inpatient-case-by-disease/
Sanofi. "Average Length of Medicare Inpatient Hospital Stays by Disease in 2016, by Idn Status (in Days)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320713/length-of-average-stay-in-hospital-per-medicare-inpatient-case-by-disease/
Sanofi, Average length of Medicare inpatient hospital stays by disease in 2016, by IDN status (in days)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/320713/length-of-average-stay-in-hospital-per-medicare-inpatient-case-by-disease/ (last visited August 10, 2022)
