Table 3 |
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Unit costs |
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| Resource Item |
Office |
ER/Inpatient |
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| Professional Fee |
Professional Fee |
Facility Fee/Lab Fee |
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| Office and ER Costs |
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| Initial Visit |
$110.50 |
$130.77 |
$157.50 |
| Follow-up visit |
$71.00 |
N/A |
N/A |
| Chest X-Ray |
$122.00 |
$42.57 |
$55.50 |
| MRI |
$1,852.50 |
$388.28 |
$382.00 |
| Chest CT |
$1,067.50 |
$320.68 |
$352.00 |
| Abdominal CT |
$923.00 |
$253.94 |
$281.50 |
| Urine osmolality |
$31.00 |
$31.00 |
$9.52 |
| TSH |
$66.00 |
$66.00 |
$23.47 |
| ACTH stimulation test |
$159.50 |
$159.50 |
$53.97 |
| Basic metabolic panel |
$39.50 |
$39.50 |
$11.83 |
| Venipuncture |
$3.00 |
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| Inpatient costs |
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| Patients admitted for hyponatremia |
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| Total cost of hospital stay |
$6,926.00 |
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| Patients admitted for another condition |
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| Per diem (general ward) |
$500.00 |
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| Per diem (ICU) |
$1,100.00 |
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| Consultation |
$106.00 |
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Boscoe et al. Cost Effectiveness and Resource Allocation 2006 4:10 doi:10.1186/1478-7547-4-10 |
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