Average Hospital Cost By State

verage hospital charges vary widely across the country, with many treatments costing far more in some regions than others. In addition, health costs also differ greatly among hospitals within the same region.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published data on average hospital charges for the 100 most common diagnosis and treatments for every hospital in the country treating Medicare patients.

Governing compiled average hospital costs for various treatments, ranking states by cost. The following states were found to have the highest average aggregate rankings, indicating the most expensive medical costs:

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