1. Congestive heart failure — $1.75 billion (134,500 total readmissions)
2. Septicemia (except in labor) — $1.41 billion (92,900 total readmissions)
3. Pneumonia (except caused by tuberculosis or STDs) — $1.15 billion (88,800 total readmissions)
4. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis — $924 million (77,900 total readmissions)
5. Cardiac dysrhythmias — $835 million (69,400 total readmissions)
6. Complication of device, implant or graft — $742 million (47,200 total readmissions)
7. Heart attack — $693 million (51,300 total readmissions)
8. Acute and unspecified renal failure — $683 million (53,500 total readmissions)
9. Urinary tract infections — $621 million (56,900 total readmissions)
10. Acute cerebrovascular disease — $568 million (45,800 total readmissions)
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