Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool

Cost Calculations

• Costs are based on cost-to-charge ratios to reflect hospital costs:
  • Variable based on payer type.
• Costs are based on the time period of data used in the analysis:
  • Like most things in life, costs rise over time.
• Costs are only for the inpatient component of the bill:
  • To reflect the full cost of the discharge, the professional component needs to be added.

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