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chiari malformation common entity pediatric neurosurgery prior studies shown surgical treatment childrens hospitals ch associated higher costs compared nonchildrens hospitals nch diagnoses therefore hypothesized costs would increased treatment chiari malformation ch data extracted agency healthcare research qualitys ahrq healthcare cost utilization project hcup kids inpatient database kid patients underwent surgery chiari malformation identified using international classification diseases 9th edition clinical modification icd9cm diagnosis procedure codes univariate statistical tests multivariable linear regression models propensity score matching utilized determine differences hospital length stay los costs patients treated ch versus nch treatment ch associated significantly higher costs compared treatment nch hospital los mortality similar multivariable linear regression model adjusted average cost surgical treatment chiari malformation 13716 treatment ch associated additional 6343 p00001 similar results seen propensity score matching costs treatment ch 6047 higher treatment nch p00001 analysis significant increase cost seen treatment ch controlling patient demographics hospital characteristics well imbalanced covariates cohorts investigation warranted determine drivers increased cost outside patient hospital characteristics analyzed study