AHRQ Stats

The five most expensive conditions treated in U.S. hospitals in 2010 in terms of average cost per stay were respiratory failure ($22,300); septicemia or bloodstream infections ($18,400); heart attack ($18,200); intracranial injury ($18,000); and complication from a device, implant, or graft ($17,600). (Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #146, Costs for Hospital Stays in the United States, 2010.)