F. Average Cost Estimates
1. What are the average daily costs of VA inpatient care?
The table below presents the daily cost of stays in VA care. The data are not adjusted for inflation.
| Average cost per day for non medical-surgical groups, FY00 - FY06 | |||||||
| Category of Care | FY00 | FY01 | FY02 | FY03 | FY04 | FY05 | FY06 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Inpatient medicine |
1195 |
1335 |
1384 |
1516 |
1645 |
1727 |
1894 |
| Inpatient Surgery |
1869 |
2111 |
2184 |
2412 |
2574 |
2782 |
3010 |
| Inpatient Rehabilitation |
853 |
995 |
1050 |
1146 |
1146 |
1180 |
1378 |
| Inpatient Blind Rehabilitation |
669 |
809 |
825 |
789 |
857 |
868 |
946 |
| Inpatient Spinal Cord |
738 |
869 |
911 |
974 |
1052 |
1132 |
1247 |
| Inpatient Psychiatry |
533 |
614 |
673 |
737 |
774 |
813 |
864 |
| Inpatient Substance Abuse |
429 |
539 |
550 |
540 |
558 |
528 |
523 |
| Inpatient Intermediate |
588 |
668 |
751 |
909 |
967 |
1047 |
887 |
| Inpatient Domiciliary |
112 |
141 |
184 |
196 |
214 |
230 |
239 |
| Inpatient Long Term |
328 |
386 |
428 |
474 |
517 |
541 |
560 |
| PRRTP |
240 |
228 |
280 |
305 |
312 |
332 |
341 |
This table includes overhead and physician costs.
Author: Todd Wagner, PhD
Reviewed/Updated Date: November 21, 2007