=+11.39 ● The Oregon Department of Health web site provides information on the cost-to-charge ratio (the percentage of billed charges that are actual costs to the hospital).

The cost-to-charge ratios for both inpatient and outpatient care in 2002 for a sample of six hospitals in Oregon follow.

2002 2002 Inpatient Outpatient Hospital Ratio Ratio 1 68 54 2 100 75 3 71 53 4 74 56 5 100 74 6 83 71