Most common operating room procedures during hospital stays in the U.S. 2012

This statistic displays the rate of operating room procedures performed most frequently in United States hospital stays in 2012. During this year, there were 97.4 colorectal resection procedures performed per 100,000 population. Approximately two-thirds of hospitalizations include some form of procedure, although many, like blood transfusions or vaccinations, can be done outside of operating rooms. Costs for hospitalizations with operating room procedures are often much more costly than those without.

Rate of most common operating room procedures in United states hospital stays in 2012 (per 100,000 population)

Characteristic	Procedures per 100,000 population
Arthroplasty knee	223
Percutaneous coronary angioplasty (PTCA)	170.3
Laminectomy, excision intervertebral disc	149.1
Hip replacement, total and partial	149.1
Spinal fusion	143.6
Cholecystectomy and common duct exploration	129.4
Partial excision bone	107.7
Hysterectomy, abdominal and vaginal	99.4
Colorectal resection	97.4
Excision, lysis peritoneal adhesions	97.4
Appendectomy	93.3
Treatment, fracture or dislocation of hip and femur	88
Oophorectomy, unilateral and bilateral	71.3
Coronary artery bypass graft (CABG)	64.6
Treatment, fracture or dislocation of lower extremity (other than hip or femur)	60.2