Table 2.

Model costs and data sources^23,25

Event	Cost
AV fistula attempt	$792.74 (CMS)
AV graft attempt	$573.82 (CMS)
Total CVC patient cost per year	First-year cost: $128,900a; second-year cost: $90,110b
Total AV graft patient cost per year	First-year cost: $113,073a; second-year cost: $79,337b
Total AV fistula patient cost per year	First-year cost: $92,720a; second-year cost: $64,701b

CMS, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

^aModified from Mau et al.²³

^bModified from Collins et al.²²