National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2017 #261

National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2017 #261

AHRQ Stats: Most Expensive Medical Conditions

The five most expensive medical conditions requiring hospitalization in 2017 were septicemia, osteoarthritis, live birth, heart attack and heart failure. These conditions accounted for about one-quarter of the $434 billion in total hospitalization costs that year. (Source: AHRQ, Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project Statistical Brief #261, National Inpatient Hospital Costs: The Most Expensive Conditions by Payer, 2017.)