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.

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%