Table 3.
Total expenses, length of stay, and charge-related metrics for patients undergoing PCI, CABG, and medical management for acute coronary syndrome, stratified by readmission status (means and standard deviations)
Group | Sample size | Total charged | SD of total charged | Total payment | Total direct cost | Average stay | SD of average stay | Charged per day | SD of charged per day | Payment per day | SD of payment per day | Direct cost per day | SD of direct cost per day |
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PCI | 1197 | $128,379 | ± $145,847 | $31,968 | 4.45 | ± 6.07 | $38,701 | ± $22,255 | $10,048 | ± $11,148 | |||
Readmitted PCI | 32 | $168,075 | ± $212,767 | $41,302 | $23,134 | 8.06 | ± 7.89 | $27,835 | ± $25,694 | $8830 | ± $17,211 | $2849 | ± $2839 |
Not readmitted PCI | 1316 | $117,287 | ± $135,788 | $29,055 | 4.45 | ± 5.93 | $35,517 | ± $22,956 | $9238 | ± $10,571 | |||
CABG | 311 | $276,156 | ± $273,941 | $78,759 | 12.79 | ± 8.29 | $21,724 | ± $9449 | $6584 | ± $4683 | |||
Readmitted CABG | 19 | $347,100 | ± $395,721 | $81,931 | $62,071 | 14.47 | ± 12.19 | $22,239 | ± $7864 | $5033 | ± $1890 | $3622 | ± $1544 |
Not readmitted CABG | 297 | $234,137 | ± $211,649 | $69,711 | 11.84 | ± 8.11 | $20,090 | ± $9426 | $6322 | ± $4860 | |||
MM | 2759 | $80,269 | ± $146,689 | $22,323 | 6.88 | ± 8.97 | $12,939 | ± $12,029 | $3809 | ± $6347 | |||
Readmitted MM | 95 | $124,297 | ± $183,984 | $31,803 | $22,772 | 9.93 | ± 10.24 | $12,098 | ± $6198 | $3334 | ± $3433 | $1876 | ± $1445 |
Not readmitted MM | 2630 | $78,556 | ± $144,874 | $22,072 | 6.75 | ± 8.81 | $13,004 | ± $12,251 | $3839 | ± $6465 | |||
Readmission | 145 | $155,589 | ± $221,480 | $39,051 | $26,419 | 9.94 | ± 9.98 | $16,743 | ± $14,772 | $4738 | ± $8767 | $2283 | ± $1909 |
No readmission | 4305 | $101,204 | ± $152,589 | $27,516 | 6.72 | ± 8.57 | $20,483 | ± $19,167 | $5663 | ± $8246 |
CABG indicates coronary artery bypass grafting; IQR, interquartile range; MM, medical management; PCI, percutaneous coronary intervention; SD, standard deviation.