TABLE 2.
Variation in Adjusted Cost/Case Across Hospitals
| Operation | Hospital-Specific Adjusted Cost/Case, $ | Max/Min | 75th/25th | Pa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Min | 25th Percentile | Median | 75th Percentile | Max | ||||
| ASD repair | 14 548 | 29 402 | 34 866 | 41 628 | 116 744 | 8.0 | 1.4 | <.001 |
| VSD repair | 31 720 | 42 268 | 49 494 | 60 736 | 107 784 | 3.4 | 1.4 | <.0001 |
| TOF repair | 22 722 | 50 622 | 64 933 | 94 529 | 215 642 | 9.5 | 1.9 | <.0001 |
| Fontan | 26 504 | 46 405 | 81 312 | 105 844 | 182 890 | 6.9 | 2.3 | <.0001 |
| BDG/Hemi-Fontan | 23 949 | 55 275 | 71 029 | 124 718 | 203 033 | 8.5 | 2.3 | <.0001 |
| CAVC repair | 38 286 | 63 807 | 88 718 | 115 400 | 216 082 | 5.6 | 1.8 | <.0001 |
| ASO | 56 711 | 104 817 | 129 221 | 151 432 | 308 722 | 5.4 | 1.4 | <.0001 |
| Truncus repair | 193 462 | 207 181 | 211 299 | 217 221 | 234 686 | 1.2 | 1.1 | .17 |
| Norwood | 99 983 | 190 545 | 238 959 | 286 659 | 376 555 | 3.8 | 1.5 | <.0001 |
Adjusted costs calculated for each hospital; data displayed demonstrate the distribution of costs across hospitals.
a
Bayesian probability; max versus min.