A study1 of 1989 workers' compensation data from Liberty Mutual revealed Texas to be the most expensive place to file a low back case (average cost $17,714), and Indiana to be the best bargain (average cost $2,684).
Compare your state with the national average of $8,321 per case: ...................................$
| Alabama | $5,098 |
| Alaska | $8,088 |
| Arizona | $4,729 |
| Arkansas | $6,902 |
| California | $7,761 |
| Colorado | $6,825 |
| Connecticut | $12,424 |
| Delaware | $3,870 |
| Florida | $10,945 |
| Georgia | $6,053 |
| Hawaii | $9,889 |
| Idaho | $4,342 |
| Illinois | $8,790 |
| Indiana | $2,684 |
| Iowa | $4,875 |
| Kansas | $5,091 |
| Kentucky | $6,158 |
| Louisiana | $12,928 |
| Maine | $7,048 |
| Maryland | $8,241 |
| Massachusetts | $14,516 |
| Michigan | $7,148 |
| Minnesota | $8,527 |
| Mississippi | $5,799 |
| Missouri | $4,710 |
| Montana | $5,536 |
| Nebraska | $3,848 |
| New Hampshire | $l0,305 |
| New Jersey | $7,682 |
| New Mexico | $11,846 |
| New York | $7,564 |
| North Carolina | $4,689 |
| Oklahoma | $8,974 |
| Oregon | $5,734 |
| Pennsylvania | $10,590 |
| Rhode Island | $17,279 |
| South Carolina | $5,265 |
| South Dakota | $3,715 |
| Tennessee | $5,588 |
| Texas | $17,714 |
| Utah | $3,808 |
| Vermont | $5,241 |
| Virginia | $6,165 |
| Washington, D.C. | $12,126 |
| Wisconsin | $3,774 |
1. Webster BS. The cost of 1989 workers' compensation low back pain claims. Spine, 1994;19:1111-1116.
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