Fair Health is an independent nonprofit focused on enhancing price transparency of healthcare costs and health insurance information. The report shares the latest national estimates for a COVID-19 hospitalization in September 2021.
Here are five other findings from the Fair Health analysis:
1. The average estimated allowed amount, or the total amount paid to an in-network provider including plan and patient payments, is $98,139 for a complex COVID-19 hospitalization.The median estimated amount allowed is about $71,000 for a complex COVID-19 hospitalization, according to the analysis.
2. For a general COVID-19 hospitalization, without a complexity, the average billed charge is $74,591, and the median billed charge is $54,262.
3. For a general COVID-19 hospitalization, the average estimated allowed amount is $33,525 and the median estimated allowed amount is $25,188.
4. For a non-COVID-19 hospitalization, the average charge amount is $2,557, and the median billed charge is $2,289.
5. For a non-COVID-19 hospitalization, the average estimated allowed amount is $1,008, and the median estimated allowed amount is $893.
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