Table 2. Total utilization and mean expensesa for inpatient stays by length of stay, 2011
 
Number of Events
(millions)
Total Expensesa
per Stay
Out-of-Pocket Expensesa
per Stay
Length of Stay
Total
Std Error
Mean
Std Error
Mean
Std Error
All staysb
28.04
1.090
$13,785
$683.9
$423
$42.1
1 night stays
5.57
0.345
$7,276
$494.3
$448
$66.1
2 night stays
5.36
0.324
$9,193
$435.1
$319
$44.8
3 night stays
5.04
0.349
$11,996
$1,093.4
$370
$85.5
4+ night stays
11.30
0.631
$20,648
$1,467.5
$498
$89.6

a Includes hospital facility & separately billed doctor expenses.

b Includes zero-night stays.