Hospital expenses, state by state

Average hospital operating expenses vary greatly from state to state, from $70 million in Wyoming to half a billion dollars in New York. 

Below is an overview of hospital expenses by state, including adjusted expenses per inpatient day and average hospital operating expense, both for 2021. Adjusted expenses per inpatient day data is sourced from the American Hospital Association, accessed via Kaiser State Health Facts. Average operating expense data is sourced from Definitive Healthcare's HospitalView product, which is based on Medicare Cost Reports and based on 5,960 hospitals.

Alabama 
Expenses per inpatient day: $1,822
Average hospital operating expense: $130.45 million 

Alaska 
Expenses per inpatient day: $1,825
Average hospital operating expense: $152.40 million 

Arizona 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,134
Average hospital operating expense: $195.63 million

Arkansas
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,091
Average hospital operating expense: $90.23 million 

California 
Expenses per inpatient day: $4,181
Average hospital operating expense: $371.12 million 

Colorado
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,273
Average hospital operating expense: $179.99 million 

Connecticut 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,237
Average hospital operating expense: $396.95 million 

Delaware
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,283
Average hospital operating expense: $287.78 million 

District of Columbia 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,974
Average hospital operating expense: $466.85 million 

Florida 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,629
Average hospital operating expense: $260.65 million 

Georgia 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,147
Average hospital operating expense: $199.57 million 

Hawaii
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,014
Average hospital operating expense: $177.56 million 

Idaho
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,866
Average hospital operating expense: $130.53 million 

Illinois 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,997
Average hospital operating expense: $233.94 million 

Indiana 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,029
Average hospital operating expense: $164.82 million 

Iowa 
Expenses per inpatient day: $1,861
Average hospital operating expense: $90.25 million 

Kansas
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,270
Average hospital operating expense: $77.18 million 

Kentucky
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,468
Average hospital operating expense: $155.98 million 

Louisiana
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,479
Average hospital operating expense: $86.99 million 

Maine 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,765
Average hospital operating expense: $185.97 million 

Maryland 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,440 
Average hospital operating expense: $335.06 million 

Massachusetts
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,377
Average hospital operating expense: $387.06 million 

Michigan 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,387
Average hospital operating expense: $243.53 million 

Minnesota 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,561
Average hospital operating expense: $169.10 million 

Mississippi 
Expenses per inpatient day: $1,305
Average hospital operating expense: $84.22 million 

Missouri
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,647
Average hospital operating expense: $201.39 million 

Montana 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,244
Average hospital operating expense: $84.87 million 

Nebraska
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,582
Average hospital operating expense: $90.66 million 

Nevada
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,475
Average hospital operating expense: $140.23 million 

New Hampshire 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,937
Average hospital operating expense: $201.24 million 

New Jersey
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,157
Average hospital operating expense: $326.21 million 

New Mexico
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,493
Average hospital operating expense: $131.54 million 

New York 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,609
Average hospital operating expense: $513.53 million 

North Carolina 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,573
Average hospital operating expense: $272.08 million 

North Dakota 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,140
Average hospital operating expense: $100.22 million 

Ohio
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,162
Average hospital operating expense: $243.48 million 

Oklahoma
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,209
Average hospital operating expense: $96.97 million 

Oregon 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,861
Average hospital operating expense: $250.18 million 

Pennsylvania 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,825
Average hospital operating expense: $246.26 million

Rhode Island 
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,010
Average hospital operating expense: $330.83 million 

South Carolina 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,511
Average hospital operating expense: $206.06 million 

South Dakota
Expenses per inpatient day: $1,632
Average hospital operating expense: $92.73 million 

Tennessee
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,451
Average hospital operating expense: $170.73 million 

Texas
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,913
Average hospital operating expense: $155.38 million 

Utah
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,179
Average hospital operating expense: $164.29 million 

Vermont 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,948
Average hospital operating expense: $199 million 

Virginia 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,518
Average hospital operating expense: $239.82 million 

Washington
Expenses per inpatient day: $3,806
Average hospital operating expense: $271.01 million 

West Virginia 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,153
Average hospital operating expense: $137.90 million 

Wisconsin 
Expenses per inpatient day: $2,709
Average hospital operating expense: $178.91 million 

Wyoming 
Expenses per inpatient day: $1,796
Average hospital operating expense: $70.32 million 

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