Cost for Mental Health & Substance Abuse Hospital Stays
Thursday, October 13th, 2011
Included in the September 2011 edition of HealthLeaders magazine is some information on hospital costs for mental health and substance abuse (MHSA) issues. Here are some interesting statistics:
“Over the past decade, the average length of stay for MHSA diagnosis has dropped about 10%, but the number of discharges with a principal MHSA diagnosis has increased about 14%.”
Average Cost of a Hospital Stay
Schizophrenia/other psychotic disorders……………………….$7,500
Attention-deficit/conduct/disruptive behavior disorders…$7,200
Bipolar Disorders…………………………………………………………….$5,600
Alcohol-related disorders………………………………………………..$5,000
Drug-related disorders……………………………………………………$4,900
Depression……………………………………………………………………..$4,700
Anxiety disorders……………………………………………………………$4,500
Pregnancy-related MH disorders…………………………………….$3,500
Adjustment disorders…………………………………………………….$2,800
(Source: U.S. Dept. of Health & Human Services, Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, HCUP Facts and Figures, 2008, exhibit 5.10. Costs reflect all costs associated with stay, not solely those associated with the principal diagnosis.)
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