Bilateral Hip Joint Replacement                 (APR-DRG 301)
Average Hospital Charges for Adults 18 Years and Older, Utah, 2007
	Level of Illness
	Minor/Moderate		Major/Extreme
Hospital	Patients	Average Charge	Patients	Average Charge
Utah Overall	18	$64,483	2	$52,558
Table Legend		State average hospital length of stay
< 5 = 1 to 4 patients		Minor/Moderate is 4.2 days
		Major/Extreme is 8.0 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 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.