Table 6.
Supplementary Analysis III: Conditional on Being Charged, Percent Effect on Amount Individual Charged for Particular Services
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Independent Variables:
|
No. Obs. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private Insurance | Medicare | Medicaid | Self-Pay | ||
| Dependent Variable: | |||||
| Amount of Room & Board Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=3,097,113 |
| Amount of Nursery Level I Charge | -- | 1.5% ↑** | -- | Reference | n=369,776 |
| Amount of Nursery Level II Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=38,433 |
| Amount of Nursery Level III Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=21,707 |
| Amount of Intensive Care Charge | 1.7% ↑ ** | 0.9% ↑** | 0.7% ↓ * | Reference | n=1,312,608 |
| Amount of Coronary Care Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=521,826 |
| Amount of Pharmacy Charge | -- | 8.6% ↑** | 4.7% ↑ ** | Reference | n=4,651,518 |
| Amount of Medical & Surgical Supply Charge | 7.0% ↑ ** | 7.2% ↑** | 2.7% ↑ * | Reference | n=3,630,729 |
| Amount of Oncology Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=301 |
| Amount of Laboratory Charge | 6.0% ↓ ** | 4.4% ↓** | 1.8% ↓ * | Reference | n=4,630,815 |
| Amount of Radiology or Other Imaging Charge | 1.9% ↓ ** | 11.2% ↓** | 6.5% ↓ ** | Reference | n=3,502,860 |
| Amount of Operating Room Charge | 4.1% ↑ ** | 1.8% ↑* | -- | Reference | n=1,477,438 |
| Amount of Anesthesia Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=1,374,698 |
| Amount of Respiratory Services or Pulmonary Function Charge | -- | 7.7% ↑** | 5.5% ↑ ** | Reference | n=1,601,315 |
| Amount of Physical Therapy Charge | 1.2% ↑ * | -- | -- | Reference | n=1,342,812 |
| Amount of Occupational Therapy Charge | 1.3% ↓ * | 2.9% ↓** | -- | Reference | n=520,090 |
| Amount of Speech Therapy or Language Pathology Charge | 2.1% ↑ * | -- | -- | Reference | n=268,655 |
| Amount of Emergency Room Charge | -- | -- | 0.9% ↑ * | Reference | n=2,961,233 |
| Amount of Cardiology Charge | -- | 2.4% ↓** | 2.6% ↓ ** | Reference | n=1,100,830 |
| Amount of Trauma Response Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=21,376 |
| Amount of Recovery Room Charge | -- | 2.9% ↑** | -- | Reference | n=1,269,569 |
| Amount of Labor Room Charge | -- | 19.4% ↓** | -- | Reference | n=367,304 |
| Amount of Treatment or Observation Room Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=541,741 |
| Amount of Behavioral Health Charge | -- | -- | -- | Reference | n=42,791 |
| Amount of Other Charge | 5.9% ↑ ** | 10.9% ↑** | 3.9% ↑ ** | Reference | n=3,455,162 |
Only statistically significant estimates presented, with * if p 0.05 and ** if p 0.01. All estimates adjusted for the full set of controls (i.e., sex, age, length of stay, priority of admission, principal diagnosis, APR DRG/SOI and hospital of admission).