Charges for substance abuse hospitalization: regional variations, 1990

MetLife 1990 group health insurance costs for a substance abuse hospitalization averaged $7,660. The highest average total charges were reported in Texas and New Mexico, each with costs 30 percent or more above the U.S. average. The lowest average costs (those more than 30 percent below the norm) were reported in Oregon, Iowa, Minnesota and Massachusetts. Physician charges comprised less than 10 percent of the average total charges. Ancillary fees ranged from 6 percent of the hospital portion of the bill in Montana to 41 percent in Texas.