Very large hospitals — those with more than 400 beds — in the Pacific region of the U.S. have a higher average reimbursement rate than very large hospitals in any other U.S. geographic region, according to RelayHealth Financial's Revenue Cycle Index.
For the index, reimbursement rate is defined as the percent of total charges that can be collected, excluding self-pay patients. The data used for the comparison is based on internal McKesson data.
Here are the average reimbursement rates for very large hospitals, organized by geographic region, according to the Revenue Cycle Index.
- Pacific — 30.81 percent
- Northern Plains — 30.40 percent
- Northeast — 27.99 percent
- Midwest — 27.46 percent
- South Central — 25.48 percent
- Southern Plains — 22.42 percent
- Southeast — 21.84 percent
- Mountain — 14.13 percent
RelayHealth's Revenue Cycle Index can be accessed here.
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Average reimbursement rate for large hospitals, by region