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. 2014 Sep 13;76(1):39–42. doi: 10.1055/s-0034-1390019

Table 2. Costs and length of stay per tumor diagnosis.

Diagnosis Time in OR, h OR costs Full surgical day costs Days in ICU Average daily cost Days in acute care Average daily cost Total postoperative stay, d
Craniopharyngioma 4.24 $11,799 $14,932 1 $4,689 2.89 $2,312 3.89
Clival chordoma 4.38 $13,854 $15,993 1.3 $4,689 3.92 $2,081 5
Encephalocele/meningocele/ CSF leak 2.96 $12,864 $14,292 0.29 $3,238 1.57 $1,783 1.86
JNA 5.12 $23,564 $28,886 0.6 $5,733 2.7 $1,898 3.3
Fibro-osseous lesions 2.2 $7,735 $9,379 0 0 0.86 $1,533 0.86

Abbreviations: CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; d, days; h, hours; ICU, intensive care unit; JNA, juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma; OR, operating room.