Table 2.

Overview on the cost categories, the measurement of the resource use and its valuation

Cost category	Resource use	Valuation
Outpatient care	Number of consultations	€ per consultation
Prescribed drugs	Central pharmaceutical number, ATC code, dose rate	Pharmacy retail price
Inpatient care	Length of stay and number of days on the intensive care unit, if applicable DRG	Daily hospital rate, if applicable DRG
Rehabilitation (excluding primary rehab)	Length of stay	Daily rehabilitation rate
Remedies (physiotherapy, massage)	Number of visits	Average rates
Ambulatory care	Days per week and performed activities (or hours per day)	Average rates for activities (or hours)
Home help	Hours per week	Average labor costs for a home help
Informal care	Care level declared by the long term care insurance	Max amount paid by the long term care insurance if the patient does not make use of formal care