Components of Cost Increases for Inpatient Hospital Procedures, 1997-2009
http://www.hcup-us.ahrq.gov/reports/statbriefs/sb133.pdf
Examines the growth in costs for the 20 most common inpatient hospital procedures Reports that in 2009 the average hospital stay was 4.6 days and cost $9,200 or about $2,000 per day. From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
