Becker's Hospital Review

9 CFO / FINANCE Hospital expenses, state by state By Molly Gamble Average hospital operating expenses vary greatly from state to state, from $70 million in Wyoming to half a billion dollars in New York. Below is an overview of hospital expenses by state, including adjusted expenses per inpatient day and average hospital operating expense, both for 2021. Adjusted expenses per inpatient day data is sourced from the American Hospital Association, accessed via Kaiser State Health Facts. Average operating expense data is sourced from Definitive Healthcare's HospitalView product, which is based on Medicare Cost Reports and based on 5,960 hospitals. Alabama Expenses per inpatient day: $1,822 Average hospital operating expense: $130.45 million Alaska Expenses per inpatient day: $1,825 Average hospital operating expense: $152.40 million Arizona Expenses per inpatient day: $3,134 Average hospital operating expense: $195.63 million Arkansas Expenses per inpatient day: $2,091 Average hospital operating expense: $90.23 million California Expenses per inpatient day: $4,181 Average hospital operating expense: $371.12 million Colorado Expenses per inpatient day: $3,273 Average hospital operating expense: $179.99 million Connecticut Expenses per inpatient day: $3,237 Average hospital operating expense: $396.95 million Delaware Expenses per inpatient day: $3,283 Average hospital operating expense: $287.78 million District of Columbia Expenses per inpatient day: $3,974 Average hospital operating expense: $466.85 million Florida Expenses per inpatient day: $2,629 Average hospital operating expense: $260.65 million Georgia Expenses per inpatient day: $2,147 Average hospital operating expense: $199.57 million Hawaii Expenses per inpatient day: $3,014 Average hospital operating expense: $177.56 million Idaho Expenses per inpatient day: $2,866 Average hospital operating expense: $130.53 million Illinois Expenses per inpatient day: $2,997 Average hospital operating expense: $233.94 million Indiana Expenses per inpatient day: $3,029 Average hospital operating expense: $164.82 million Iowa Expenses per inpatient day: $1,861 Average hospital operating expense: $90.25 million Kansas Expenses per inpatient day: $2,270 Average hospital operating expense: $77.18 million Kentucky Expenses per inpatient day: $2,468 Average hospital operating expense: $155.98 million Louisiana Expenses per inpatient day: $2,479 Average hospital operating expense: $86.99 million Maine Expenses per inpatient day: $2,765 Average hospital operating expense: $185.97 million Maryland Expenses per inpatient day: $3,440 Average hospital operating expense: $335.06 million Massachusetts Expenses per inpatient day: $3,377 Average hospital operating expense: $387.06 million Michigan Expenses per inpatient day: $2,387 Average hospital operating expense: $243.53 million Minnesota Expenses per inpatient day: $2,561 Average hospital operating expense: $169.10 million Mississippi Expenses per inpatient day: $1,305 Average hospital operating expense: $84.22 million Missouri Expenses per inpatient day: $2,647 Average hospital operating expense: $201.39 million

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