KFF: 10 states with lowest adjusted expenses per inpatient day for nonprofit hospitals in 2018

  1. Mississippi: $1
  2. 385
  3. South Dakota: $1
  4. 550
  5. Montana: $1
  6. 567
  7. Iowa: $1
  8. 578
  9. Alabama: $1
  10. 731
  11. Arkansas: $1
  12. 817
  13. North Dakota: $1
  14. 820
  15. Kentucky: $1
  16. 915
  17. Virginia: $1
  18. 943
  19. Kansas: $1
  20. 983
Notes: U.S. average adjusted expenses per inpatient day for nonprofit hospitals in 2018: $2,653