Table 3.

Mean per member per month Medicare allowable costs^a by selected cost categories (dosed cohort with 90-d follow-up rule^b)

Medical Definitionc	PMPM Costs ($)			Pd
	Calcium	Sevelamer	Difference
Part B
Inpatient: primary surgeon	37.03	29.46	−7.57	0.09
Inpatient: hospital visit, specialist	59.70	49.82	−9.88	0.04
Outpatient: consults, nephrologist	0.47	0.29	−0.18	0.04
Ambulance	195.24	157.00	−38.24	0.06
Outpatient
Hemodialysis	1538.40	1549.20	10.80	0.27
Erythropoietic agents	740.14	713.42	−26.72	0.54
Vitamin D sterols	194.64	276.25	81.61	<0.01
Outpatient surgery	89.74	82.94	−6.81	0.54
Radiology	72.90	64.73	−8.18	0.23
Supplies	69.53	63.84	−5.69	0.81
Inpatient
Medical	706.54	614.62	−91.92	0.21
Surgical	723.62	658.73	−64.90	0.03
Other	9.63	12.96	3.32	0.04
SNF and home health care
Total	110.05	80.40	−29.64	0.19

SNF, skilled nursing facility.

^aNot adjusted for inflation.

^bEarly-termination patients followed an additional 90 d after early termination.

^cFor the other category, between-group differences were not clinically or statistically different.

^dWilcoxon rank sum test.