The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) released the results of its Medical Expenditure Panel Survey on children’s medical expenditures.

From the executive summary:

This Statistical Brief presents data from the Household Component of the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS-HC) regarding medical expenditures associated with the top five most costly conditions for children in 2006. These top five conditions--mental disorders, asthma, trauma-related disorders, acute bronchitis, and infectious diseases--were determined by totaling and ranking the expenses for all medical care delivered in 2006.

Full report: http://www.ahrq.gov/news/nn/nn042209.htm

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. (2009). Mental disorders among most costly conditions in children.  AHRQ News and Numbers.