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Slide 6. Cost Calculations

Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool

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  • Costs are based on cost-to-charge ratios to reflect hospital costs:
    • Variable based on payer type.
  • Costs are based on the time period of data used in the analysis:
    • Like most things in life, costs rise over time.
  • Costs are only for the inpatient component of the bill:
    • To reflect the full cost of the discharge, the professional component needs to be added.

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Page last reviewed July 2010
Internet Citation: Slide 6. Cost Calculations: Preventable Hospitalization Costs and Mapping Tool. July 2010. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. https://archive.ahrq.gov/cpi/centers/ockt/kt/webinars/monahrq/bott/bottsld6.html

 

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