1. Despite the risk of paying with their own funds, a good portion of self-pay inpatients are scheduled admissions. About one-sixth of self-pay inpatients are scheduled admissions, though self-pay scheduled admissions are half as likely to be elective as those of the insured.
2. There is wide variation in self-pay uncompensated care costs throughout the country. The median for U.S. hospitals is 4 percent of total hospital costs.
3. The variation in costs is correlated to geographic region. The upper East Coast has the lowest median, at 1.5 percent, while the Southeast has the highest median at 5.5 percent. Hospitals in the Midwest average 3 percent and hospitals in the West have a median of 4 percent.
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