Table 1

Percentage of hospitalisations with WC listed as primary expected payer by diagnosis subset and state (among inpatients aged 15–64 years, not restricted to injured workers)

Diagnosis subset	Percentage of hospitalisations with WC listed as primary expected payer
Diagnosis subset	AZ	CO	MI	NJ	NY	SC	UT	WA	8 states*
Prescription opioid overdose/adverse effect	0.58	0.86	0.37	0.62	1.10	0.40	0.47	1.13	0.75
Opioid dependence/abuse diagnosis	0.55	0.60	0.43	0.74	0.55	NR	NR	1.48	0.66
Cancer diagnosis	NR	NR	0.50	0.95	1.03	NR	NR	0.58	0.71
Low back disorder diagnosis	3.37	4.14	3.11	5.72	6.83	2.77	4.31	5.04	4.67
Injury hospitalisation	4.98	6.15	4.90	6.64	6.67	4.54	7.33	8.45	6.16

*Percentages in the eight-states column were averaged across all eight states, including cells not separately reported.
AZ, Arizona; CO, Colorado; MI, Michigan; NJ, New Jersey; NR, not reported due to small cell size (≤10), in accordance with HCUP guidance; NY, New York; SC, South Carolina; UT, Utah; WA, Washington; WC, workers’ compensation.