Table 2.
Cost analysis
| Service center | Actual cost | Inflation-adjusted cost (2008 dollars) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 2008 | Change from 1990 to 2008 | 1990 | Change from 1990 to 2008 | |
| Medicare only | All patients | All patients | Medicare only | All patients | |
| Anesthesiology | $514 | ||||
| Blood bank | $616 | ||||
| Electrocardiography | $12 | ||||
| Hospital room | $4541 | $3739 | −18% | $7480 | −50% |
| Intravenous therapy | $62 | ||||
| Laboratory | $249 | ||||
| Operating room | $2099 | $2267 | 8% | $3458 | −34% |
| Orthopaedic appliances | $1 | ||||
| Pathology | $13 | ||||
| Pharmacy | $104 | ||||
| Physical/occupational therapy | $371 | $406 | 10% | $610 | −33% |
| Radiology | $238 | ||||
| Recovery room | $494 | $894 | 81% | $814 | 10% |
| Respiratory therapy | $10 | ||||
| Supplies (medical and operative) | $2947 | $2506 | −15% | $4855 | −48% |
| Vascular laboratory | $3 | ||||
| Other | $1897 | $55 | |||
| Total hospital cost | $12,348 | $11,688 | −5% | $18,695 | −42% |