Table 2.
Initial hospital charges by infants’ birth weight (N = 84)
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| Initial Hospital Charge | Total No. of Infants | ≤ 1,000 (n = 4) | 1,001–1,250 (n = 1 | 1,251–1,500 (n = 2) | 1,501–1,750 (n = 0) | 1,751–2,000 (n = 4) | 2,001–2,499 (n = 18) | ≥ 2,500 (n = 55) |
| > $200,000 |
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| $150,001–$200,000 | — | |||||||
| $100,001–$150,000 | — | |||||||
| $50,001–$100,000 |
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| $25,001–$50,000 |
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| $15,001–$25,000 |
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| $5,001–$15,000 |
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| $2,001–55,000 |
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| $2,000 or Less |
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| Mean Charge (SD) | $250,596 (SD = $37,819) | $74,569 (SD = $1,458) | $32,169 (SD = $32,693)† | $16,944 (SD = $23,344)† | $5,816 (SD = $9,319)† | |||
*
Infant died at 18 days; charges for the infant not included in calculating mean charge for infants in very-low-birth-weight categories.
†
Charges for these three birth-weight groups were not significantly different from one another.