Stat Bull Metrop Insur Co. 1994 Jan-Mar;75(1):21-8.
In-hospital cardiac catheterization (CC) charges among MetLife group health insureds and their dependents averaged $10,880 during 1992. Among the 24 states in which 50 or more CCs were performed, the average total charges ranged from a low of $6,400 in Maryland to a high of $17,600 in California. Not only were these California charges 2.75 times higher than the lowest ones, they were also 62 percent higher than the U.S. average. Illinois registered the second highest average total charges ($14,340) and Wisconsin reported the second lowest ($7,320). On average, the hospital portion of the CC charges accounted for 82 percent of the total, ranging from 86 percent of the total charges in California, Colorado and Alabama to 70 percent in New York and 71 percent in New Jersey. Ancillary fees accounted for 62 percent of the total hospital charges and averaged $5,530 across the country. Physician fees averaged $2,000 for a CC in 1992, with these charges being the highest in California ($2,550--28 percent above the U.S. average) and the lowest in South Carolina ($1,300--32 percent below the norm for the country). Length of stay averaged four days with very little variation evident between regions or states.
1992年，大都会人寿团体健康保险参保者及其家属的住院心脏导管插入术（CC）费用平均为10,880美元。在进行了50例或更多CC手术的24个州中，平均总费用从马里兰州的6,400美元低到加利福尼亚州的17,600美元高。加利福尼亚州的这些费用不仅比最低费用高出2.75倍，而且比美国平均水平高出62%。伊利诺伊州的平均总费用位居第二（14,340美元），威斯康星州报告的费用第二低（7,320美元）。平均而言，CC费用的医院部分占总费用的82%，从加利福尼亚州、科罗拉多州和阿拉巴马州总费用的86%到纽约州的70%和新泽西州的71%不等。辅助费用占医院总费用的62%，全国平均为5,530美元。1992年，CC的医生费用平均为2,000美元，其中加利福尼亚州最高（2,550美元，比美国平均水平高出28%），南卡罗来纳州最低（1,300美元，比全国平均水平低32%）。住院时间平均为四天，各地区或州之间差异很小。
