Lower Extremity Amputations Hospitalizations Related to Diabetes

• According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), diabetes is the leading cause of non-traumatic lower extremity amputations (NT-LEA)..
• In Virginia, in 2005, the age-adjusted rate for NT-LEA was 1.44 per 10,000 population.

Diabetes-related NT-LEA Hospital Discharges, Virginia 2005

Total diabetes-related NT-LEA
discharges: 1,117
Total cost $42,991,125.00
Average cost per discharge: $38,488.03
Average length of stay: 10.84 days

• Black males have the highest diabetes-related NT-LEA rates, followed by black females. Males, total, have higher rates (2.1/10,000) than females, total (.91/10,000).

Healthy People 2010 Objective:
(5-10) Reduce the hospitalization rate to 2.9 lower extremity amputations per 1,000 persons with diabetes per year (age-adjusted).

Source: Virginia Health Information, Inc. Hospital Discharge Dataset, 2005
Data note: ICD-9-CM diagnosis codes associated with diabetes (250.xx) and NT-LEA 84.10-84.19 (excluding traumatic codes 895-897).

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