Table 1.
Unit prices that were applied to resource utilization identified over 2 years
| Unit Costs | Cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Emergency room visits | $246.00 | 20 |
| Hospitalizations | ||
| medical stays | $907.00 | 20 |
| surgical stays | $1,887.00 | 20 |
| ICU stays | $2,337.00 | 20 |
| Physician services consultation fee (repeat consultation fee) | ||
| family physician | $56.10 ($42.35) | 21 |
| cardiology | $132.50 ($82.90) | 21 |
| endocrinology | $71.30 ($45.85) | 21 |
| gastroenterology | $132.50 ($82.90) | 21 |
| nephrology | $71.30 ($45.85) | 21 |
| otolaryngology | $71.30 ($45.85) | 21 |
| respirology | $132.50 ($82.90) | 21 |
| surgeon | $86.60 ($46.30) | 21 |
| Other health care professionals | ||
| occupational therapist | $132.50 ($30.60) | 21 |
| social worker | $110.00 | 22 |
| home care visit | $61.45 | 25 |
| walk-in clinic | $56.10 | 21 |
| pharmacist consultation | $50.00 | 23 |
| physiotherapist | $24.40 | 24 |
| other health care workers | $61.45 | b |
| Tests and procedures | ||
| x-ray | $82.50 | a |
| CT scans | $324.20 | a |
| MRI | $162.00 | a |
| ultrasound | $175.00 | a |
| ECG | $46.75 | a |
| stress test | $326.55 | a |
| angioplasty without stent | $3163.00 | a |
| angioplasty with stent | $3663.00 | a |
| pacemaker insertion | $2869.00 | a |
| fistula insertion | $1606.00 | a |
| central venous catheter insertion | $1840.00 | a |
| average hourly wage in Canada | $20.63 | 26 |
| Intervention program costs | ||
| nursing wage | $40.00 | 27 |
| nephrology time (per 20 minutes) | $45.85 | 21 |
ICU, intensive care unit; CT, computed tomography; MRI, magnetic resource imaging; ECG, electrocardiography.
a
Hospital case costing.
b
Average of other health care providers.