Hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states

Molly Gamble February 28th, 2024

Below are the adjusted expenses for nonprofit, for-profit and government hospitals per inpatient day in 2022 in every U.S. state, according to the latest estimates provided by Kaiser State Health Facts. 

The figures are based on information from the 2022 American Hospital Association Annual Survey. They are an estimate of the expenses incurred in a day of inpatient care and have been adjusted higher to reflect an estimate of outpatient service volumes, according to the Kaiser Family Foundation. 

The foundation notes the figures are “only an estimate of expenses incurred by the hospital” for one day of inpatient care and do not substitute actual charges or reimbursement for care provided.

National average 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,167
For-profit hospitals: $2,383 
State/local government hospitals: $2,857

Alabama
Nonprofit hospitals: $1,984
For-profit hospitals: $1,723
State/local government hospitals: $1,929

Alaska 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,130
For-profit hospitals: $3,152
State/local government hospitals: $1,905

Arizona
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,430
For-profit hospitals: $2,746
State/local government hospitals: $2,833

Arkansas
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,082
For-profit hospitals: $1,942
State/local government hospitals: $4,263

California
Nonprofit hospitals: $4,719
For-profit hospitals: $2,655
State/local government hospitals: $4,338

Colorado 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,862
For-profit hospitals: $3,408
State/local government hospitals: $2,528

Connecticut 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,223
For-profit hospitals: $2,584
State/local government hospitals: $5,234

Delaware
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,399
For-profit hospitals: $1,429
State/local government hospitals: n/a

District of Columbia
Nonprofit hospitals: $4,272
For-profit hospitals: $3,081
State/local government hospitals: n/a

Florida 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,063
For-profit hospitals: $2,301
State/local government hospitals: $2,884

Georgia 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,556
For-profit hospitals: $2,312
State/local government hospitals: $814

Hawaii
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,551
For-profit hospitals: n/a
State/local government hospitals: $1,598

Idaho
Nonprofit hospitals: $4,570
For-profit hospitals: $2,944
State/local government hospitals: $2,406

Illinois 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,168
For-profit hospitals: $2,403
State/local government hospitals: $3,862

Indiana
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,327
For-profit hospitals: $2,865
State/local government hospitals: $2,686

Iowa
Nonprofit hospitals: $1,847
For-profit hospitals: $1,596
State/local government hospitals: $1,942

Kansas
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,287
For-profit hospitals: $2,551
State/local government hospitals: $2,314

Kentucky
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,485
For-profit hospitals: $2,637
State/local government hospitals: $3,484

Louisiana
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,788
For-profit hospitals: $2,336
State/local government hospitals: $2,345

Maine
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,944
For-profit hospitals: $1,154
State/local government hospitals: $1,082

Maryland
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,617
For-profit hospitals: $1,734
State/local government hospitals: n/a

Massachusetts
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,670
For-profit hospitals: $2,559
State/local government hospitals: $2,545

Michigan
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,546
For-profit hospitals: $2,449
State/local government hospitals: $893

Minnesota 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,813
For-profit hospitals: n/a
State/local government hospitals: $2,273

Mississippi
Nonprofit hospitals: $1,615
For-profit hospitals: $1,753
State/local government hospitals: $1,229

Missouri
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,864
For-profit hospitals: $2298
State/local government hospitals: $2,379

Montana
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,192
For-profit hospitals: $2,708
State/local government hospitals: $750

Nebraska 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,832
For-profit hospitals: $4,769
State/local government hospitals: $1,765

Nevada 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,771
For-profit hospitals: $2,127
State/local government hospitals: $2,972

New Hampshire
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,030
For-profit hospitals: $2,720
State/local government hospitals: n/a

New Jersey
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,415
For-profit hospitals: $2,361
State/local government hospitals: $2,451

New Mexico 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,973
For-profit hospitals: $2,686
State/local government hospitals: $3,710

New York 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,721
For-profit hospitals: n/a
State/local government hospitals: $3,675

North Carolina 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,810
For-profit hospitals: $2,391
State/local government hospitals: $2,411

North Dakota
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,308
For-profit hospitals: $4,196
State/local government hospitals: n/a

Ohio
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,402
For-profit hospitals: $2,447
State/local government hospitals: $3,761

Oklahoma
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,450
For-profit hospitals: $2,580
State/local government hospitals: $1,964

Oregon
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,827
For-profit hospitals: $3,368
State/local government hospitals: $5,155

Pennsylvania 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,045
For-profit hospitals: $2,251
State/local government hospitals: $1,609

Rhode Island 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,102
For-profit hospitals: n/a
State/local government hospitals: n/a

South Carolina 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,430
For-profit hospitals: $1,874
State/local government hospitals: $2,598

South Dakota 
Nonprofit hospitals: $1,673
For-profit hospitals: $4,275
State/local government hospitals: $780

Tennessee
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,960
For-profit hospitals: $2,133
State/local government hospitals: $2,019

Texas
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,291
For-profit hospitals: $2,325
State/local government hospitals: $3,768

Utah
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,550
For-profit hospitals: $3,232
State/local government hospitals: $3,542

Vermont
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,079
For-profit hospitals: n/a
State/local government hospitals: n/a

Virginia
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,813
For-profit hospitals: $2,194
State/local government hospitals: $4,208

Washington
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,753
For-profit hospitals: $3,696
State/local government hospitals: $4,079

West Virginia
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,447
For-profit hospitals: $1,206
State/local government hospitals: $1,500

Wisconsin 
Nonprofit hospitals: $2,796
For-profit hospitals: $3,055
State/local government hospitals: $3,641

Wyoming 
Nonprofit hospitals: $3,092
For-profit hospitals: $3,133
State/local government hospitals: $1,485

Hospital expenses per inpatient day across 50 states (beckershospitalreview.com)