Notes About This Table The hospital's charge does not include professional fees such as for a physician's or surgeon's services. Average and median charges shown are based on data that hospitals submitted for the most recently reported four calendar quarters. The current average and median charges may be different because charges for very recent services are not yet available. "Charge" is not the same as "expected payment." "Charge" is the amount billed for a service. In the vast majority of cases, hospitals are paid considerably less than the charged amount. Because each case is different, a given patient's charge will not necessarily be the same as the average or median charge. No data is displayed if the hospital reported between one and four discharges for the selected service. Close This Window