
Hospital stays with leading operating room procedure in the U.S. using Medicaid 2012
This statistic displays the total number of hospital stays in the United States for most common operating room procedures performed in 2012, financed through Medicaid. During this time, there were 32,300 total stays with a spinal fusion performed and financed by Medicaid. 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.