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Prevalence

United States

Urinary Stones


Doctor visits (1997): 1.325 million visits1
Cost (total direct and indirect, 1993): $1.83 billion2
Hospital discharges listing a diagnosis of urinary stones among all listed diagnoses (1999): 290,0003

 

 

Sources:

  1. Ambulatory Care Visits to Physician Offices, Hospital Outpatient Departments, and Emergency Departments: United States, 1997. Atlanta, GA: NCHS, CDC, DHHS; November 1999. Vital and Health Statistics. Series 13, No. 143.
  2. Clark JY, Thompson IM, Optenberg SA. Economic impact of urolithiasis in the United States. Journal of Urology. 1995;154(6):2020-2024.
  3. 1999 National Hospital Discharge Survey: Annual Summary with Detailed Diagnoses and Procedures Data. Atlanta, GA: NCHS, CDC, DHHS; September 2001. Vital and Health Statistics. Series 13, No. 151.