![Snapshot: Utilization and Cost of Hospital/Institutional Services, 2016-2020](../../artwork/dwc/hosp20221.png)
Key findings
![Figure 1.1: Number and share of hospital/institutional claims in medical combined, 2016-2020](../../artwork/dwc/hosp20222.png)
Overall, the average hospital/institutional cost per claim increased from 2016 to 2020 with large increases in 2018 and 2020. The average hospital/institutional cost per claim at six months post-injury increased 16 percent from 2017 to 2018 and 15 percent from 2019 to 2020. The average cost per claim at 12 months post-injury increased 15 percent from 2017 to 2018 and 15 percent from 2019 to 2020. The average cost per claim at 24 months post-injury increased 13 percent from 2017 to 2018.
![Table 1.1: Number of Paid Claims and Average Cost per Claim of Hospital/Institutional Services at 6, 12, 24 Months Post-Injury, 2016 - 2020](../../artwork/dwc/hosp20223.png)
Nearly 90 percent of claims receiving hospital/institutional services received those services for less than six months after injury. Around 10 percent received the services for more than six months.
![Figure 1.2: Distribution of hospital/institutional claims by post-injury treatment duration, 2016-2020](../../artwork/dwc/hosp20224.png)
The overall cost of hospital/institutional services increased from $294 million dollars in 2016 to $334 million dollars in 2018 and then deceased to $262 million dollars in 2020. The increase was mainly from 2017 to 2018 and the decline was the greatest from 2019 to 2020. Specifically, the total cost increased by 12 percent from 2017 to 2018 and decreased by 17 percent from 2019 to 2020.
![Figure 1.5: Total hospital/institutional cost (million dollars), 2016-2020](../../artwork/dwc/hosp20225.png)
![Table 2.1: Number of Paid Claims and Average Cost per Claim of Hospital Inpatient Services at 6, 12, 24 Months After Injury, All Claims, 2016 – 2020](../../artwork/dwc/hosp20226.png)