HCUP Databases
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
The Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project family of databases (including the National Inpatient Sample) captures hospital inpatient, emergency and ambulatory encounters across the US. The standard source for hospital utilization, cost and outcomes research; datasets are purchased with a data use agreement.
Category
Open dataset
Access
Paid
Cost
Per-database purchase (student discounts available)
Region
US
Coverage
All-payer hospital encounters, USA
Size
Millions of encounters per year
License / terms
HCUP Data Use Agreement
Data types
hospital discharge, claims, costs, diagnoses, procedures