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. 2013 Aug 13;16(3):322–329. doi: 10.1007/s12094-013-1077-2

Table 1.

Units costs used in cost conversion for Spain [18]

Type of resource Single unit cost
Hospital stay days by type of unit
 General unit €252.84
 Intensive care unit €1,094.50
 Oncology unit €434.49
 Radiation therapy unit €534.13
 Rehabilitation facility €415.04
 Rehabilitation unit €372.13
 Surgical unit €403.51
 Others €252.84
Type of resource Mean unit cost Minimum cost Maximum cost
Day hospital
 General unit (daily cost) €182.43 €96.60 €290.30
Outpatient visits
 Emergency physician/nurse €139.19 €49.36 €310.32
 General surgery €64.44 €48.34 €80.55
 Nurse €20.41 €10.24 €46.70
 Oncologist €79.35 €77.75 €80.94
 Physical/occupational therapy €11.06 €3.68 €20.13
 Primary healthcare €43.08 €19.51 €63.90
 Radiation oncologist/radiotherapist €102.10 €76.57 €127.63
 Radiologist €70.65 €52.98 €88.31
Emergency room visits
 Emergency room €139.19 €49.36 €310.32
Home health visits
 Mean cost per visit €64.25 €27.17 €127.80
Daily nursing home stay
 General unit (mean daily cost) €133.14 €66.27 €161.73
Procedures completed during the outpatient visits
 Care of wounds/debridement €1,538.39 €689.93 €2,234.09
 Positron emission tomography/computerised tomography (PET-CT) €1,148.29 €1,044.31 €1,233.14
 Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) €241.91 €161.35 €611.18
 Computed tomography (CT) €169.02 €54.32 €323.87
 Physical examination €106.03 €93.79 €118.27
 Radionuclides €76.29 €53.57 €115.88
 Laboratory tests €56.93 €25.33 €117.23
 X-rays €31.66 €11.27 €67.94
 External beam radiation therapy €15.17
 Intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) €15.17