Inpatient Gallbladder Removal - Open
(APR-DRG 262), 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	156	$18,699	74	$40,285
Alta View Hospital	<5	$9,035	0	$0
American Fork Hospital	<5	$16,543	0	$0
Ashley Valley Medical Center	6	$18,137	<5	$22,809
Brigham City Community Hospital	5	$21,889	<5	$22,548
Castleview Hospital	<5	$28,887	0	$0
Cottonwood Hospital	5	$12,519	<5	$34,275
Davis Hospital & Medical Center	5	$23,890	<5	$47,463
Dixie Regional Medical Center	<5	$14,867	6	$29,584
Heber Valley Medical Center	<5	$18,562	0	$0
Jordan Valley Hospital	<5	$29,147	5	$49,275
LDS Hospital	16	$15,442	10	$43,018
Logan Regional Hospital	7	$15,812	<5	$48,215
McKay-Dee Hospital	37	$16,899	6	$34,914
Mountain View Hospital	<5	$27,300	0	$0
Ogden Regional Medical Center	6	$23,584	<5	$60,284
Pioneer Valley Hospital	11	$24,599	<5	$55,848
Salt Lake Regional Medical Center	<5	$34,513	<5	$48,379
St. Mark's Hospital	12	$18,740	9	$37,895
Timpanogos Regional Hospital	<5	$31,525	0	$0
University Health Care	15	$18,686	<5	$51,009
Utah Valley Regional Medical Center	9	$18,100	9	$35,219
Veterans Administration Medical Center	<5	Not Available	10	Not Available
Table Legend		State average hospital length of stay
< 5 = 1 to 4 patients		Minor/Moderate is 2.9 days
		Major/Extreme is 4.6 days.
View Data Limitations.
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.