"There are many reasons behind hospital price variation, particularly the complexity of cases and related costs," Sharon Boston, director of public relations for LifeBridge Health, said in a statement. "We have been working for many years with our state agencies, fellow hospitals and consumers to share information on quality and costs, so patients can make informed decisions about their health care. We have a number of successful initiatives underway to improve quality and decrease overall costs that would not yet be reflected in this limited snapshot of older data."