Table I.

Aggregate hospital charges, reimbursement, cost, and net income for elective surgery and all elective procedures in the United States

Elective surgery	Annual	Monthly
	Billion, USD	Billion, USD
Total charges	546.4	45.5
Total reimbursement∗	177.2–191.8	14.8–16.0
Total cost	129.9	10.8
Net income	47.1–61.6	3.9–5.1

All elective procedures†	Billion, USD	Billion, USD
Total charges	615.3	51.3
Total reimbursement∗	195.4–212.2	16.3–17.7
Total cost	147.2	12.3
Net income	48.0–64.8	4.0–5.4

Net income = reimbursement – cost

^∗Ranges in hospital reimbursement are based on conservative (lower) to upper reimbursement estimates based on differences in payment rates based on payer type for each procedure.

^†All elective procedures = includes surgeries requiring an operating room and minor procedures not requiring an operating room.