Hospital Costs

The expenses incurred by a hospital in providing care. The hospital costs attributed to a particular patient care episode include the direct costs plus an appropriate proportion of the overhead for administration, personnel, building maintenance, equipment, etc. Hospital costs are one of the factors which determine HOSPITAL CHARGES (the price the hospital sets for its services).

Year introduced: 1994

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Tree Number(s): N03.219.151.400.687, N03.219.262.500, N05.300.375.500

MeSH Unique ID: D017721

Entry Terms:

• Costs, Hospital
• Hospital Cost
• Cost, Hospital

Previous Indexing:

• Costs and Cost Analysis (1966-1993)
• Economics, Hospital (1966-1993)

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
Health Care Costs
Hospital Costs

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Economics
Economics, Hospital
Hospital Costs

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Health Care Category
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Delivery of Health Care
Health Care Costs
Hospital Costs