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Charges Are Higher at Hospitals Involved in Physician Training
In 2009, patients treated in the inpatient setting for any of the five cancer types shown faced higher charges per case if they were seen in a teaching hospital than in one not affiliated with a medical school.
Head and neck cancer was most demonstrative of this trend: per-case charges at teaching hospitals averaged $65,543 in 2009, while such charges at nonteaching institutions were nearly 30% lower, at $46,284. Overall charges per head and neck cancer case were $60,099.
These higher charges may be attributable to the more expensive urban environment and more complex case mix that often characterize large teaching hospitals at the forefront of treatment and care.
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NOTE: Charge data are per-case averages for inpatients with a particular diagnosis of interest. Charges may be for treatment related to other diagnoses.
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Last Updated: May 2012