In 2010, the average cost per hospital stay was $9,700 and the aggregate cost for all hospital stays totaled $375.9 billion. Figures 1 and 2 show the distribution of aggregate hospital costs and stays by age and the average hospital cost per stay by age, respectively.
This article is about Multimedia Messaging Service. For the similarly named candy, see M&M's. For other uses, see MMS (disambiguation). Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS) is a standard way to send messages that include multimedia content to and from mobile phones over a cellular network. Users and providers may refer to such a message as a PXT, a picture message, or a multimedia message. The MMS standard extends the core SMS (Short Message Service) capability, allowing the exchange of text messages greater than 160 characters in length.
1. Re: Megabyte Usage. Picture/Video messaging (MMS) does not charge you megabytes to send/receive messages, however it is a service that accesses Verizon's data network. You are currently unable to send/receive MMS because there is what's called a National Access Block on your account. This is a total block of all your data services on the phone, which is why it blocks your MMS. Megabyte usage isn't exclusive to the web and the term web can be very subjective.