| SELECTED  PROCEDURES (View ICD-9-CM Codes)
 | Both Sexes
 | Procedures | Percent Distribution
 | 
| Male | Female | Male | Female | 
| All  Procedures | 2,128,940 | 966,780 | 1,162,123 | 45.4% | 54.5% | 
| Diagnostic Cardiac Catheterization; Coronary Arteriography | 117,212 | 70,532 | 46,677 | 60.1% | 39.8% | 
| Blood Transfusion | 108,273 | 50,729 | 57,544 | 46.8% | 53.1% | 
| Respiratory Intubation and Mechanical Ventilation | 104,594 | 55,862 | 48,727 | 53.4% | 46.5% | 
| Prophylactic Vaccinations and Inoculations | 66,651 | 32,484 | 34,164 | 48.7% | 51.2% | 
| Vascular Catheterization Except for Heart & Renal Dialysis | 62,364 | 31,763 | 30,601 | 50.9% | 49.0% | 
| Spinal Fusion | 52,252 | 24,212 | 28,040 | 46.3% | 53.6% | 
| Circumcision | 48,259 | 48,259 |  | 100.0% |  | 
| Fetal Monitoring | 45,828 |  | 45,828 |  | 100.0% | 
| Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; Biopsy | 43,952 | 20,272 | 23,679 | 46.1% | 53.8% | 
| Repair of Current Obstetric Laceration | 40,441 |  | 40,441 |  | 100.0% | 
| Manually Assisted Delivery | 40,302 |  | 40,302 |  | 100.0% | 
| Hemodialysis | 37,653 | 19,902 | 17,751 | 52.8% | 47.1% | 
| Cesarean Section | 36,565 |  | 36,565 |  | 100.0% | 
| Artificial Rupture of Membranes to Assist Delivery | 34,910 |  | 34,910 |  | 100.0% | 
| Arthroplasty Knee | 32,461 | 12,315 | 20,146 | 37.9% | 62.0% | 
| Insertion of Catheter or Spinal Stimulator & Injection into | 28,698 | 1,914 | 26,784 | 6.6% | 93.3% | 
| Diagnostic Ultrasound of Heart (Echocardiogram) | 28,043 | 15,751 | 12,291 | 56.1% | 43.8% | 
| Hip Replacement; Total and Partial | 27,432 | 12,085 | 15,346 | 44.0% | 55.9% | 
| Enteral and Parenteral Nutrition | 24,785 | 12,968 | 11,817 | 52.3% | 47.6% | 
| Incision of Pleura; Thoracentesis; Chest Drainage | 23,038 | 12,506 | 10,532 | 54.2% | 45.7% | 
| Laminectomy; Excision Intervertebral Disc | 23,032 | 12,043 | 10,989 | 52.2% | 47.7% | 
| Medical Induction of Labor | 22,410 |  | 22,410 |  | 100.0% | 
| Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplastry | 19,461 | 12,724 | 6,736 | 65.3% | 34.6% | 
| Colonoscopy and Biopsy | 16,935 | 7,187 | 9,748 | 42.4% | 57.5% | 
| Insertion; Revision; Replacement; Removal of Cardiac Pacemak | 15,826 | 8,590 | 7,235 | 54.2% | 45.7% | 
| Diagnostic Bronchoscopy & Biopsy of Bronchus | 15,472 | 8,607 | 6,865 | 55.6% | 44.3% | 
| Partial Excision Bone | 14,946 | 7,631 | 7,315 | 51.0% | 48.9% | 
| Insertion of Drug-Eluting Coronary Artery Stent(s) | 14,576 | 9,586 | 4,989 | 65.7% | 34.2% | 
| Abdominal Paracentesis | 13,565 | 7,106 | 6,459 | 52.3% | 47.6% | 
| Conversion of Cardiac Rhythm | 13,392 | 7,790 | 5,600 | 58.1% | 41.8% | 
| Coronary Artery Bypass Graft | 13,091 | 9,673 | 3,418 | 73.8% | 26.1% | 
| Debridement of Wound; Infection or Burn | 12,914 | 7,446 | 5,468 | 57.6% | 42.3% | 
| Extracorporeal Circulation Auxiliary to Open Heart Procedure | 12,790 | 8,550 | 4,239 | 66.8% | 33.1% | 
| Diagnostic Spinal Tap | 11,731 | 5,723 | 6,008 | 48.7% | 51.2% | 
| Arterio- or Venogram (not Heart & Head) | 11,578 | 6,142 | 5,436 | 53.0% | 46.9% | 
| Colorectal Resection | 11,456 | 5,226 | 6,230 | 45.6% | 54.3% | 
| Excision; Lysis Peritoneal Adhesions | 11,185 | 3,390 | 7,795 | 30.3% | 69.6% | 
| Venous Catheterization for Renal Dialysis | 10,814 | 6,011 | 4,803 | 55.5% | 44.4% | 
| Injection of Anesthetic or other Agent into Peripheral Nerve | 10,769 | 4,221 | 6,548 | 39.2% | 60.8% | 
| Treatment; Fracture or Dislocation of Hip and Femur | 10,622 | 3,863 | 6,759 | 36.3% | 63.6% | 
| All Other Procedures | 838,662 | 403,717 | 434,928 | 48.1% | 51.8% |