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Figure 1. Graph depicts total hospital and inpatient imaging costs at our institution according to fiscal year for years 1996 through 2002. All costs are presented relative to 1996 levels (ie, 1996 levels are set to 100%). In 2002, total hospital costs were 55% higher than they were in 1996, and inpatient imaging costs were 51% higher than they were in 1996.