The average hospital cost for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions has been increasing since 2001 and is estimated to reach approximately $15,000 by the end of 2012, according to a report by the Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (pdf).
The report, "HCUP Projections: Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Conditions and Procedures 2011 to 2012," was issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The projected costs are based on State Inpatient Databases, which include data from 46 states from 2001 to 2010, and early 2011 data from 10 HCUP states.
Here are some key findings:
• The average hospital cost for discharges with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions was $9,500 in 2001 — equivalent to a cost of $12,000 in 2010, based on the Gross Domestic Product price index. The average hospital cost for these conditions rose to $13,500 in 2010.
• Adults aged 18 to 44 had the lowest average hospital cost at roughly $8,000 in 2001 and $12,500 in 2010.
• The average hospital cost for males was $2,500 higher than the cost for females, with the cost for males increasing from approximately $10,000 in 2001 to $15,000 in 2010, and the cost for females increasing from approximately $8,500 in 2001 to $12,500 in 2010.
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The report, "HCUP Projections: Cardiovascular/Cerebrovascular Conditions and Procedures 2011 to 2012," was issued by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. The projected costs are based on State Inpatient Databases, which include data from 46 states from 2001 to 2010, and early 2011 data from 10 HCUP states.
Here are some key findings:
• The average hospital cost for discharges with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular conditions was $9,500 in 2001 — equivalent to a cost of $12,000 in 2010, based on the Gross Domestic Product price index. The average hospital cost for these conditions rose to $13,500 in 2010.
• Adults aged 18 to 44 had the lowest average hospital cost at roughly $8,000 in 2001 and $12,500 in 2010.
• The average hospital cost for males was $2,500 higher than the cost for females, with the cost for males increasing from approximately $10,000 in 2001 to $15,000 in 2010, and the cost for females increasing from approximately $8,500 in 2001 to $12,500 in 2010.
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