| Heart Valve Procedures | |||||||||
| Without Heart Catheterization (APR-DRG 163) | |||||||||
| Average Hospital Charges for Adults 18 Years and Over, Utah: 2005 | |||||||||
| Level of Illness | |||||||||
| Minor/Moderate | Major/Extreme | ||||||||
| Hospital | Patients | Average Charge | Patients | Average Charge | |||||
| Utah Overall | 317 | $55,505 | 233 | $92,549 | |||||
| Dixie Regional Medical Center | 43 | $48,160 | 20 | $63,735 | |||||
| LDS Hospital | 79 | $53,791 | 65 | $105,605 | |||||
| McKay-Dee Hospital Center | 32 | $63,092 | 32 | $89,296 | |||||
| Ogden Regional Medical Center | <5 | $68,295 | 0 | $0 | |||||
| Salt Lake Regional Medical Center | <5 | $70,040 | 5 | $105,349 | |||||
| St. Mark's Hospital | 75 | $59,180 | 45 | $97,092 | |||||
| University Health Care | 60 | $52,419 | 25 | $91,185 | |||||
| Utah Valley Regional Medical Center | 17 | $59,232 | 27 | $77,640 | |||||
| Veterans Administration Medical Center | 7 | Not available | 14 | Not available | |||||
| The hospitals in this table have heart catheterization and heart surgery programs. | |||||||||
| Table Legend | State average hospital length of stay | ||||||||
| < 5 = 1 to 4 patients | Minor/Moderate is 5.5 days | ||||||||
| Major/Extreme is 10.9 days | |||||||||
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| 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 heart problems and other serious conditions that require more complex treatment. | |||||||||
| Average Charge: The average dollars for hospital services for which patients were billed at a particular hospital. The charge does not include physicians' professional fees or patient personal costs. | |||||||||