SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE 1.

Direct cost, 2012 $

Cost inputs	Unit cost	Reference
Outpatient care
Overhead costs	$40.92 per visit	Annexe à la circulaire 2013-028 (16)
Physician, general practicioner	$55.00 per visit	RAMQ (14)
Physician, specialist	$80.00 per visit	RAMQ (14)
Nurse, first visit*	$32.63 per visit	FIQ (13)
Nurse, follow-up†	$8.16 per visit	FIQ (13)
Laboratory testing, first visit	$529.20 per visit	Belval (15)
Laboratory testing, follow-up	$142.60 per visit	Belval (15)
Total first visit	$683
Total follow-up	$272
ED
Overhead costs	$215.17 per visit	Annexe à la circulaire 2013-028 (16)
Physician, general practicioner‡	$65.75 per visit	RAMQ (14)
Physician, specialist§	$139.85 per visit	RAMQ (14)
Total	$421
Inpatient care
Overhead costs	$1112.00 per day	Annexe à la circulaire 2013-028 (16)
Physician, general practitioner ED‡	$65.75 per visit	RAMQ (14)
Physician, specialist ED§	$139.85 per visit	RAMQ (14)
Physician, specialist hospitalization¶	$62.66 per day	RAMQ (14)
Total	$1,407
Social worker	$64.68 per hour	Annexe à la circulaire 2013-028 (16)
Psychologist	$86.60 per hour	Annexe à la circulaire 2013-028 (16)
Antiretroviral therapy
Pharmacist dispensing fee	$9.00 per prescription
Atripla	$1,165 per month	RAMQ (17)
Prezista	$855 per month	RAMQ (17)
Norvir	$172 per month	RAMQ (17)
Truvada	$783 per month	RAMQ (17)
Intelence	$654 per month	RAMQ (17)
Isentress	$690 per month	RAMQ (17)

^*Average hourly wage of clinical nurse, specialized nurse practitioner, nurse practitioner candidate and nurse;

^†Calculated by dividing average hourly wage by average duration of follow-up visit (approximately 15 min);

^‡Average fee of a simple visit and an elaborate visit;

^§Average fee of an internist, a cardiologist, a pneumologist and a microbiologist consult at the emergency department (ED);

^¶Average fee of an internist, a cardiologist, a pneumologist and a microbiologist consult during hospitalization. RAMQ Régie de l’assurance maladie du Québec; FIQ Fédération interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec