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Stone Disease

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:

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.
Clark JY, Thompson IM, Optenberg SA. Economic impact of urolithiasis in the United States. Journal of Urology. 1995;154(6):2020-2024.
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.

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