The outpatient services that lose the most money

Average payments for outpatient burn and wound services were 42.9% below costs across all payers, a May report from the American Hospital Association found.

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The report analyzed the cost of care across inpatient and outpatient facilities between 2021 and 2023.

Here are five services with the greatest operating losses in outpatient settings:

  1. Burns and wounds: -42.9%
  2. Nephrology: -32.3%
  3. Behavioral health: -31.7%
  4. Pulmonology: -17.5%
  5. Infectious disease: -12.1%

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