Inpatient Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic (APR-DRG 263)
Age 18 Years and Over
Average Hospital Charges, Utah: 2005
	Level of Illness
	Minor/Moderate		Major/Extreme
Hospital	Inpatients	Average Charge	Inpatients	Average Charge
Utah Overall	1,484	$11,829	417	$23,539
Allen Memorial Hospital	<5	$14,063	<5	$20,331
Alta View Hospital	50	$9,665	22	$16,647
American Fork Hospital	41	$9,155	15	$22,132
Ashley Valley Medical Center	19	$13,795	5	$29,007
Bear River Valley Hospital	<5	$11,675	<5	$10,830
Brigham City Community Hospital	30	$10,741	<5	$21,879
Cache Valley Specialty Hospital	6	$6,922	0	$0
Castleview Hospital	27	$15,299	18	$22,190
Central Valley Medical Center	<5	$5,951	0	$0
Cottonwood Hospital	86	$9,100	31	$16,562
Davis Hospital & Medical Center	39	$15,417	12	$22,964
Dixie Regional Medical Center	216	$9,864	39	$25,551
Garfield Memorial Hospital	0	$0	<5	$6,753
Gunnison Valley Hospital	6	$9,256	<5	$10,127
Heber Valley Medical Center	6	$10,857	<5	$18,454
Jordan Valley Hospital	95	$15,065	12	$24,642
Lakeview Hospital	41	$12,558	26	$20,489
LDS Hospital	103	$10,655	39	$22,536
Logan Regional Hospital	67	$9,217	19	$17,648
McKay-Dee Hospital	75	$10,917	29	$22,808
Mountain View Hospital	27	$14,672	13	$19,826
Mountain West Medical Center	<5	$14,184	0	$0
Ogden Regional Medical Center	40	$14,802	<5	$18,821
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Table Legend		State average hospital length of stay
< 5 = 1 to 4 patients		Minor/Moderate is 2.3 days
		Major/Extreme is 5.5 days.
Level of Illness: Compared to patients with minor/moderate level of illness, patients with major/extreme level of illness are likely to have more serious gallbladder problems and other serious conditions that require more complex treatment.
Average Charge: The average dollars for facility services for which patients were billed at a particular facility. The charge does not include physicians' professional fees or patient personal costs.
Inpatient Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic (APR-DRG 263)
Age 18 Years and Over
Average Hospital Charges, Utah: 2005
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	Level of Illness
	Minor/Moderate		Major/Extreme
Hospital	Patients	Average Charge	Patients	Average Charge
Utah Overall	1,484	$11,829	417	$23,539
Pioneer Valley Hospital	28	$15,482	9	$27,037
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center	15	$14,648	5	$40,841
Sanpete Valley Hospital	10	$9,924	<5	$20,379
Sevier Valley Hospital	31	$11,025	<5	$13,553
St. Mark's Hospital	125	$14,392	29	$29,779
Timpanogos Regional Hospital	23	$15,130	10	$41,889
Uintah Basin Medical Center	8	$10,655	<5	$16,646
University Health Care	69	$12,604	10	$18,511
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center	136	$11,980	45	$30,672
Valley View Medical Center	42	$10,974	<5	$14,978
Veterans Administration Medical Center	15	Not available	<5	Not available
Click here to read Data Limitations.
Table Legend		State average hospital length of stay
< 5 = 1 to 4 patients		Minor/Moderate is 2.3 days
		Major/Extreme is 5.5 days.
Level of Illness: Compared to patients with minor/moderate level of illness, patients with major/extreme level of illness are likely to have more serious gallbladder problems and other serious conditions that require more complex treatment.
Average Charge: The average dollars for facility services for which patients were billed at a particular facility.  The charge does not include physicians' professional fees or patient personal costs.