title: Huge geographic variation in PTCA and CABG charges, LOS.
abstract: Data Library: How do your numbers compare? This month's column features geographic hospital and physician charge and LOS data for high-cost CABG and PTCA procedures, which vary as much as 116% between states.
mesh_terms: D015906:Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D019985:Benchmarking; D001026:Coronary Artery Bypass / Q000191:economics* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005251:Fees, Medical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017722:Hospital Charges / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States