Inpatient Gallbladder Removal - Laparoscopic
(APR-DRG 263), Age 18 Years and Over
Average Hospital Charges, Utah: 2006
	Level of Illness
	Minor/Moderate		Major/Extreme
Facility	Inpatients	Average Charge	Inpatients	Average Charge
Utah Overall	1,636	$13,220	408	$24,647
Allen Memorial Hospital	6	$12,076	0	$0
Alta View Hospital	67	$10,212	17	$16,526
American Fork Hospital	47	$11,663	10	$18,289
Ashley Valley Medical Center	17	$14,200	<5	$20,950
Bear River Valley Hospital	5	$10,876	<5	$10,946
Brigham City Community Hospital	27	$10,839	6	$18,793
Cache Valley Specialty Hospital	<5	$12,183	<5	$9,542
Castleview Hospital	23	$14,960	11	$19,891
Central Valley Medical Center	10	$10,977	<5	$20,816
Cottonwood Hospital	90	$10,090	32	$20,545
Davis Hospital & Medical Center	57	$17,099	10	$23,080
Delta Community Medical Center	<5	$7,017	0	$0
Dixie Regional Medical Center	232	$10,590	39	$24,970
Gunnison Valley Hospital	<5	$9,075	0	$0
Heber Valley Medical Center	5	$11,818	<5	$31,505
Jordan Valley Hospital	107	$18,476	19	$29,376
Lakeview Hospital	44	$12,628	11	$30,132
LDS Hospital	123	$13,004	37	$27,169
Logan Regional Hospital	70	$10,271	18	$15,062
McKay-Dee Hospital	79	$12,110	29	$24,627
Mountain View Hospital	33	$15,744	14	$34,123
Mountain West Medical Center	13	$19,090	<5	$28,813
Ogden Regional Medical Center	27	$17,132	11	$26,939
Pioneer Valley Hospital	47	$16,991	13	$40,379
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center	31	$17,824	<5	$27,472
Sanpete Valley Hospital	6	$12,500	<5	$20,432
Sevier Valley Hospital	32	$12,454	6	$24,158
St. Mark's Hospital	137	$14,591	29	$30,981
Timpanogos Regional Hospital	21	$17,566	7	$20,651
Uintah Basin Medical Center	16	$10,204	<5	$14,801
University Health Care	50	$14,504	11	$23,917
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center	152	$13,577	45	$24,132
Valley View Medical Center	37	$10,547	6	$12,629
Veterans Administration Medical Center	18	$0	6	$0
Table Legend		State average facility length of stay
< 5 = 1 to 4 patients		Minor/Moderate is 2.3 days
		Major/Extreme is 5.6 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 gallbladder 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.