Anyone know good sources for hospital costs?

[Wickerman]

I am trying to find some numbers on how much an overnight hospital stay costs. Specifically, I am looking for those numbers for Minnesota, but wonder if there is a central resource or if anyone has any ideas of where such numbers might reside.

Ideally the source I use will have multiple data points - lots of cost breakouts by type of care (ICU, General stay, etc.) and the sample gathered as an average.

thanks for any help you can offer.

[moc]

1. Have you tried the NCHS website?

National Center for Health Statistics.

Not sure of the exact URL, but it's probably www.cdc.gov/nchs. NCHS has faststats on a variety of health/health care topics. If that doesn't work, drop me a line and I'll ask a colleague at work who does health services research. (I'm faculty in public health, but health admin isn't my area.)

Hope this helps.

[Wickerman]

3. thanks, I'll give that a look

and I appreciate the offer. :thumbsup: My area isn't health admin, either so this venture has thus far been, well, an education.

[papau]

2. Whever admins Minn Medicare Part B should have stats you need.

:-)

[Wickerman]

4. I think that will narrow it down for me

I've been trying to wade thru Medicare stuff but felt a little lost as this is not my field. Part B has the right ring.

thanks, papau.