Table 4.

Cost by prior authorization

Pre-cer	EF count	Time (minutes)	Average time (minutes)	Estimated cost ($)	Cost (%)
Medical equip	3	55	18.3	62	1.7
Medication	156	2,433	15.6	1648	45.7
Not recorded	3	40	13.3	19	0.5
Nursing	12	170	14.2	69	1.9
OT/PT	55	374	6.8	137	3.8
Procedure	15	292	19.5	113	3.2
Radiology	191	3,120	16.3	1555	43.2