In 2023, 60 percent of hospital expenses in the United States went towards labor costs. That amounted to 839 billion U.S. dollars. Drugs accounted for just eight percent of hospital expenses, while supplies attributed to another 13 percent.
Hospital expenses in the United States in 2023, by category of expense
(in billion U.S. dollars)
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American Hospital Association. (May 22, 2024). Hospital expenses in the United States in 2023, by category of expense (in billion U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 09, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1135559/hospital-expenses-by-type-us/
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