Table 9.
Financials by payer.
| Parameter | No Complications | ≥ 1 Complication | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial or Automobile | |||
| Median Hospital Charges, $ (IQR) | $33,468 (21,237–60,431) | $112,972 (76,250–215,947) | <0.001 |
| Median Net Payment, $ (IQR) | $24,007 (15,141–44,724) | $88,229 (52,803–169,275) | <0.001 |
| Median Total Costs, $ (IQR) | $17,359 (10,317–29,438) | $57,546 (36,253–111,284) | <0.001 |
| Mean Total Margin, $ (95% CI) | $10,368 (8,604–12,132) | $44,387 (35,093–53,682) | <0.001 |
| Mean Contribtution to Margin per Day, $ (95% CI) | $1,893 (1,549–2,237) | $3,165 (2,564–3,766) | <0.001 |
| Blue Cross | |||
| Median Hospital Charges, $ (IQR) | $36,259 (19,971–67,356) | $154,235 (82,734–213,795) | <0.001 |
| Median Net Payment, $ (IQR) | $16,590 (7,443–33,996) | $66,818 (36,643–138,881) | <0.001 |
| Median Total Costs, $ (IQR) | $18,281 (9,922–33,991) | $73,232 (42,310–110,176) | <0.001 |
| Mean Total Margin, $ (95% CI) | $471 (−4,293–5,235) | $3,916 (−9,428–17,261) | 0.6 |
| Mean Contribtution to Margin per Day, $ (95% CI) | $338 (−564–1,240) | $127 (−786–1,040) | 0.8 |
| Medicare | |||
| Median Hospital Charges, $ (IQR) | $36,914 (20,005–50,980) | $136,700 (57,172–169,276) | <0.001 |
| Median Net Payment, $ (IQR) | $17,068 (11,191–31,943) | $53,234 (15,167–102,351) | 0.01 |
| Median Total Costs, $ (IQR) | $19,187 (13,716–24,798) | $66,005 (28,289–90,992) | <0.001 |
| Mean Total Margin, $ (95% CI) | −$502 (−5,037–4,034) | $1,879 (−14,819–18,576) | 0.7 |
| Mean Contribtution to Margin per Day, $ (95% CI) | −$360 (−1,414–694) | −$84 (−925–756) | 0.7 |
| Medicaid | |||
| Median Hospital Charges, $ (IQR) | $32,023 (27,903–56,871) | $100,699 (61,598–218,904) | <0.001 |
| Median Net Payment, $ (IQR) | $13,009 (8,187–22,721) | $32,798 (27,375–42,086) | 0.01 |
| Median Total Costs, $ (IQR) | $19,888 (13,799–32,722) | $58,845 (37,162–116,373) | <0.001 |
| Mean Total Margin, $ (95% CI) | −$8,137 (−12,516--3,757) | −$34,566 (−84,418–15,287) | 0.05 |
| Mean Contribtution to Margin per Day, $ (95% CI) | −$1,055 (−1,975--135) | −$403 (−2,491–1,684) | 0.5 |
| M HMO | |||
| Median Hospital Charges, $ (IQR) | $29,321 (19,334–75,255) | $102,561 (101,019–143,640) | 0.003 |
| Median Net Payment, $ (IQR) | $9,493 (7,298–18,700) | $38,725 (34,642–41,300) | 0.02 |
| Median Total Costs, $ (IQR) | $13,299 (8,229–37,074) | $49,766 (45,889–69,091) | 0.02 |
| Mean Total Margin, $ (95% CI) | −$6,190 (−14,881–2,500) | −$26,083 (−61,058–8,892) | 0.06 |
| Mean Contribtution to Margin per Day, $ (95% CI) | −$1,274 (−3,971–1,424) | −$1,621 (−3,027--216) | 0.9 |
IQR, interquartile range; ICU, intensive care unit; CI, confidence interval.