Table I.

Fixed and Variable Patient Navigator Program Costs

	Core	Optional
Fixed Costs	Office space and furnishings Phones, pagers, computers PN specific office equipment Patient materials	Program development, including development of policies and procedures
Examples:	$1,700 Facility overhead (=100×$17/sq ft) $1,800 Office furnishings (=3×$600) $6,000 Computer and software (=3×$2000) $1,080 Cell phone (=3×12×$30/mo)
Variable Costs	Number of patients/time worked PN travel including mileage and parking Office supplies Additional minutes of phones or pagers usage Patient assistance including food and transportation	Costs of outreach and recruitment of PN clients
Examples:	$420 PN mileage and parking (from expense reimbursement records) $720 Office Supplies (from accounting unit expense report) $380 Postage (from accounting unit expense report) $7,500 Patient bus tokens & co-pays (from interdepartmental transfer records

Note: All costs are expressed in 2010 US dollars.