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MeSH Heading: Hospital Charges
Tree Number(s): N03.219.262.300; N03.219.442.613
Unique ID: D017722
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D017722
Annotation: prices for services: do not confuse with HOSPITAL COSTS, expenses incurred by hosp in providing services
Scope Note: The prices a hospital sets for its services. HOSPITAL COSTS (the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the hospital in providing the services) are one factor in the determination of hospital charges. Other factors may include, for example, profits, competition, and the necessity of recouping the costs of uncompensated care.
Entry Version: HOSP CHARGES
Entry Term(s): Charge, Hospital; Charges, Hospital; Hospital Charge
Previous Indexing: Economics, Hospital (1967-1993); Fees and Charges (1967-1993)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1992/12/28
Revision Date: 2019/05/24

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Concept UI: M0026788
Scope Note: The prices a hospital sets for its services. HOSPITAL COSTS (the direct and indirect expenses incurred by the hospital in providing the services) are one factor in the determination of hospital charges. Other factors may include, for example, profits, competition, and the necessity of recouping the costs of uncompensated care.
Terms: Hospital Charges Preferred Term
Term UI T052999
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Charges, Hospital
Term UI T052996
Date09/10/1992
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1994); Charge, Hospital
Term UI T052997
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997); Hospital Charge
Term UI T052998
Date10/03/1995
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1997)

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