Table 5.
Average Price by State for Inpatient Hospitalizations Adjusted for Case Mix and Geographic Wage Differences
| Average Prices for Inpatient Hospitalizations | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | All Payers* | Medicare | Medicaid | Private and Other Insurance |
| Unadjusted prices in dollars | ||||
| 10 states† | 8,828 | 8,418 | 7,129 | 10,290 |
| California | 9,437 | 8,187 | 7,058 | 11,489 |
| Florida | 7,528 | 6,518 | 5,393 | 11,073 |
| Massachusetts | 9,628 | 9,268 | 7,730 | 10,747 |
| Nevada | 7,000 | 6,086 | 6,299 | 8,765 |
| New Jersey | 8,224 | 7,462 | 7,326 | 9,005 |
| Virginia | 7,504 | 6,738 | 5,335 | 9,192 |
| West Virginia | 6,898 | 6,616 | 5,217 | 9,106 |
| Wisconsin | 9,137 | 8,113 | 4,153 | 12,040 |
| State A | 9,297 | 12,398 | 5,028 | 8,580 |
| State B | 9,928 | 11,224 | 9,370 | 9,016 |
| Prices adjusted for case mix and geographic area wage differences | ||||
| 10 states | 8,723 | 8,482 | 6,844 | 10,157 |
| California | 8,227 | 7,366 | 6,218 | 9,841 |
| Florida | 8,144 | 7,279 | 5,744 | 11,754 |
| Massachusetts | 9,534 | 9,500 | 7,793 | 10,330 |
| Nevada | 6,141 | 5,960 | 5,331 | 7,512 |
| New Jersey | 8,394 | 7,206 | 6,968 | 9,751 |
| Virginia | 8,635 | 7,772 | 5,959 | 10,642 |
| West Virginia | 8,826 | 8,898 | 5,976 | 11,471 |
| Wisconsin | 9,699 | 8,560 | 4,566 | 12,801 |
| State A | 8,403 | 10,867 | 4,393 | 8,161 |
| State B | 9,842 | 11,113 | 9,131 | 8,930 |
Note. Prices were adjusted for case mix using diagnosis-related group (DRG) weights reweighted to 1.000 for each payer and for geographic wage differences using the Medicare wage index reweighted to 1.000 for all payers. If the DRG weights were missing because the DRG was not valid in 2006 or if the wage index was missing, the associated discharges were dropped from this table. Differences in the 10 state totals were due mostly to Medicare wage indices that were reweighted to 1.000 for the all-payer total only.
Includes self-pay prices not shown separately.
Total differ slightly from those reported in Table 2 because discharges with missing DRG weights or missing Medicare wage indices were dropped from this table.