Table 3.

Incremental costs and sensitivity analysis for admission to the addiction ward

Viewpoint of ananlysis	Included costs	Costs prior to admission per 6 months in €	Estimated costs after admission per 6 months in €	Incremental costs per 6 months in €
Assumed that the residents used the same resources than prior to admission*
Total costs	Services paid by the municipality, the state and the client	32 474	47 120	+ 14 646
National welfare system	Specialist health care and pension payments	16 069	16 069	0
Municipal welfare system	Primary health care, social services and social welfare payment	15 064	38 991	+ 23 927
Costs to society	Primary and secondary health care and social services	22 212	39 097	+ 16 885
Assumed that the residents used 50% of the resources as prior to admission*
Total costs	Services paid by the municipality, the state and the client	32 474	42 658	+ 10 184
National welfare system	Specialist health care and pension payments	16 069	12 310	–3759
Municipal welfare system	Primary health care, social services and social welfare payment	15 064	38 596	+ 23 531
Costs to society	Primary and secondary health care and social services	22 212	34 695	+ 12 483
Assumed that the residents used no services outside the addiction ward
Total costs	Services paid by the municipality, the state and the client	32 474	38 196	+ 5722
National welfare system	Specialist health care and pension payments	16 069	7 945	–8124
Municipal welfare system	Primary health care, social services and social welfare payment	15 064	38 196	+23 132
Costs to society	Primary and secondary health care and social services	22 212	30 233	+ 8021

* Specialist health care, community-based ED and police custody.