Table 3.
Mean Maternal Cost of Providing 100 mL of HM (n = 111) Calculated Using Actual Hospital Charges and Estimated Market Prices (2008 U.S. Dollars)
| |
Actual hospital charges |
Mean market price |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pump only ($35) | Pump and kit ($92) | Pump ($69.92) and kit ($50.08) | Lower limit pump ($49.02) and kit ($40.94) | Upper limit pump ($90.82) and kit ($59.22) | |
| Calculated without MOC | $0.36 | $0.95 | $1.24 | $0.93 | $1.55 |
| Calculated with MOC using | |||||
| Federal minimum wage ($6.55) | $2.60 | $3.19 | $3.48 | $3.17 | $3.79 |
| Imputed wage (mean = $13.44) | $5.00 | $5.58 | $5.87 | $5.56 | $6.18 |