How much does it cost to spend a day in a hospital?
Don’t you wish healthcare was like a menu at McDonald’s? You could show up with your broken arm and know how much it would cost within minutes of arriving. Healthcare unfortunately is not that transparent or easy to work with. You won’t know the cost of your broken arm for weeks and that is after you already had the procedures (when you get your bill). Following are average costs per inpatient day, organized by hospital ownership type, in all 50 states plus the District of Columbia:
Average Cost Per Inpatient Day Across 50 States in 2012 (updated November 2014)
Location |
Government Hospitals |
Non-Profit Hospitals |
For-Profit Hospitals |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | $1,831 | $2,214 | $1,747 |
| Alabama | $1,493 | $1,400 | $1,253 |
| Alaska | $1,521 | $2,369 | $2,809 |
| Arizona | $1,730 | $2,462 | $2,002 |
| Arkansas | $1,382 | $1,688 | $1,407 |
| California | $2,767 | $3,275 | $2,084 |
| Colorado | $1,950 | $2,493 | $2,522 |
| Connecticut | $3,146 | $2,369 | $2,363 |
| Delaware | N/A | $2,675 | $3,510 |
| District of Columbia | $759 | $2,926 | $2,006 |
| Florida | $2,132 | $2,178 | $1,551 |
| Georgia | $922 | $1,756 | $1,462 |
| Hawaii | $1,166 | $2,320 | N/A |
| Idaho | $1,154 | $2,842 | $2,004 |
| Illinois | $2,006 | $2,218 | $1,544 |
| Indiana | $1,776 | $2,359 | $2,115 |
| Iowa | $1,327 | $1,419 | $1,806 |
| Kansas | $1,064 | $1,654 | $1,852 |
| Kentucky | $1,647 | $1,722 | $1,542 |
| Louisiana | $1,667 | $1,680 | $1,668 |
| Maine | $1,523 | $2,170 | $787 |
| Maryland | N/A | $2,495 | $2,062 |
| Massachusetts | $1,788 | $2,741 | $1,768 |
| Michigan | $1,218 | $2,147 | $2,482 |
| Minnesota | $1,033 | $2,179 | $2,657 |
| Mississippi | $1,176 | $1,423 | $1,789 |
| Missouri | $1,400 | $2,104 | $1,730 |
| Montana | $507 | $1,332 | $3,173 |
| Nebraska | $676 | $1,886 | $1,334 |
| Nevada | $2,304 | $2,143 | $1,715 |
| New Hampshire | N/A | $2,296 | $2,024 |
| New Jersey | $1,964 | $2,464 | $1,381 |
| New Mexico | $2,681 | $2,082 | $1,926 |
| New York | $1,878 | $2,082 | N/A |
| North Carolina | $1,969 | $1,862 | $1,527 |
| North Dakota | N/A | $1,514 | $1,767 |
| Ohio | $2,327 | $2,395 | $2,285 |
| Oklahoma | $1,304 | $1,844 | $1,791 |
| Oregon | $2,725 | $3,199 | $2,761 |
| Pennsylvania | $747 | $2,142 | $1,675 |
| Rhode Island | N/A | $2,536 | N/A |
| South Carolina | $1,936 | $1,928 | $1,636 |
| South Dakota | $474 | $1,132 | $2,312 |
| Tennessee | $1,352 | $1,892 | $1,421 |
| Texas | $2,700 | $2,222 | $1,794 |
| Utah | $2,658 | $2,418 | $2,198 |
| Vermont | N/A | $1,532 | N/A |
| Virginia | $2,596 | $1,734 | $1,809 |
| Washington | $2,698 | $3,273 | $2,310 |
| West Virginia | $728 | $1,582 | $1,151 |
| Wisconsin | $344 | $2,038 | $2,523 |
| Wyoming | $1,157 | $1,443 | $2,200 |
Notes
Includes all operating and non-operating expenses for registered US community hospitals, defined as nonfederal short-term general and other special hospitals whose facilities and services are available to the public. Adjusted expenses per inpatient day include expenses incurred for both inpatient and outpatient care; inpatient days are adjusted higher to reflect an estimate of the volume of outpatient services. It is important to note that these figures are only an estimate of expenses incurred (by the hospital to provide a day of) inpatient care and are not a substitute for either actual charges or reimbursement for care provided.
Source: The Kaiser Family Foundation State Health Facts.
