Cost of average U.S. hospital stay $33,079

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A Healthcare Financial Infographic

By FaceThe factsUSA.org.

The cost of the average American hospital stay nearly doubled from 2000 to 2010 while average stay length declined. The decade was a period of low inflation, but some sectors of the economy didn’t get the memo. Charges for a hospitalization soared from an average $17,390 in 2000 to $33,079 in 2010.

In the U.S. we spend almost three times as much on a hospital stay as other industrialized countries, even though their average stay tends to be longer.

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  1. Where the Money goes?

    Eight cents of every dollar spent in America’s health care system goes toward paying physician salaries.

    The other 92 cents is sucked up by a multitude of other players, many of whom thrive in an overly bureaucratic system while contributing very little to actual patient care.

    Stone

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