In 2010, the average cost per hospital stay was $9,700 and the aggregate cost for all hospital stays totaled $375.9 billion. $9,700
Charges are lower overseas, despite longer stays. The cost of the average American hospital stay nearly doubled from 2000 to 2010 while average stay length declined. The decade was a period of low inflation, but some sectors of the economy didn’t get the memo.  Among the results: Cost per day for hospital charges averaged $3,949 in the U.S., followed by Chile at $1,552. The average hospital cost for a U.S. patient’s total stay was $15,734; Germany was next at $5,004. For appendectomies, the total facility and physician costs averaged $13,003 in the U.S., followed by Switzerland at $5,840. March 06, 2012 | By Patrick McMahon. The average hospital cost for a U.S. patient's total stay was $15,734;… (Jamie Rector / For The Times). A study comparing prices for hospital stays, physician office visits, drugs and other medical procedures in developed countries shows U.S. prices among the most expensive. Findings. Hospital costs by age, 2010. In 2010, the average cost per hospital stay was $9,700 and the aggregate cost for all hospital stays totaled $375.9 billion. Figures 1 and 2 show the distribution of aggregate hospital costs and stays by age and the average hospital cost per stay by age, respectively. Adults ages 45–64 and 65–84 had the highest average cost per. stay ($12,100 and $12,300, respectively). Average Cost Per Inpatient Day Across 50 States in 2010. Written by Jaimie Oh | April 30, 2012. Here are average costs per inpatient day, organized by hospital ownership type, in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia, according to the latest statistics from Kaiser State Health Facts. Note: Adjusted expenses per inpatient day include expenses incurred for both inpatient and outpatient care.  Wide Variation by State: The average cost of inpatient hospital stays for mental health or substance abuse disorders vary widely from state to state. The average cost of a MH stay in the highest cost state ($13,300) was four times that in the lowest cost state ($2,900). MHSA hospital stays cost $9.7 billion in 2008 or 2.7 percent of all inpatient community hospital costs. Average Cost for Hospital Stay: MH and SA hospitalizations are, on average, less expensive than non-MHSA stays: 1  $5,700 per MH stay. Average cost per inpatient day across 50 states. Written by Emily Rappleye (Twitter | Google+) | May 19, 2015. Here are average costs per inpatient day in 2013, organized by hospital ownership type, in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, according to the latest statistics from Kaiser State Health Facts.  The average daily cost of a U.S. hospital stay is $4,287 -- almost 10 times Argentina -- and it can be more than twice that amount.  1 The incremental costs incurred by patients on their last full day of hospital stay were $420 per day on average, or just 2.4 percent of the $17,734 average total cost. 2  End-of-stay costs represented only a slightly higher percentage of total costs when the length of stay was as short as four days. 1 The remaining 58 percent was hospital overhead. 2  The first day of admission cost $1,246 on average, while the cost of discharging a patient averaged $304. 3  Approximately 40 percent of the costs were incurred during the first 3 days. The average cost of a one-day stay in the hospital is over $1,700.*. This valuable coverage provides fixed payments when you’re hospitalized to help cover out-of-pocket costs. Accidents and illnesses can happen-and sometimes result in an inpatient hospital stay.  They found: 1  The incremental costs incurred by patients on their last full day of hospital stay were $420 per day on average, or just 2.4 percent of the $17,734 average total cost. 2  End-of-stay costs represented only a slightly higher percentage of total costs when the length of stay was as short as four days. 1 The remaining 58 percent was hospital overhead. 2  The first day of admission cost $1,246 on average, while the cost of discharging a patient averaged $304. 3  Approximately 40 percent of the costs were incurred during the first 3 days.
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