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Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2010 May 1;202(6):632.e1–632.e6. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2010.03.045

Table 3.

Cost and Charges per 100 Neonates Delivered by Elective Repeat Cesarean at 37, 38, and 39 Completed Weeks Gestation According to Adverse Outcome Incidence

	37 Weeks Completed Gestation		38 Weeks Completed Gestation		39 Weeks Completed Gestation
Adverse Outcome	Cost^* (per 100 neonates)	Charge^* (per 100 neonates)	Cost^* (per 100 neonates)	Charge^* (per 100 neonates)	Cost^* (per 100 neonates)	Charge^* (per 100 neonates)
Respiratory Distress Syndrome	$356,209	$918,141	$253,089	$638,607	$195,800	$483,310
Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn	$170,524	$414,443	$165,596	$401,149	$159,025	$383,424
Admission to NICU	$437,988	$752,275	$330,128	$602,194	$279,640	$531,943
Newborn Sepsis (proved cases)	$231,418	$556,204	$166,035	$396,708	$166,035	$396,708
Treated Hypoglycemia	$198,910	$488,275	$164,742	$397,817	$160,186	$385,756
Ventilation Required in 1^st 24 hours	$390,220	$1,068,542	$260,757	$686,964	$196,026	$496,174
Hospital Stay > 5 days	$344,357	$820,010	$269,588	$641,989	$223,407	$532,035

All costs/charges adjusted for inflation to 2009 U.S. Dollars according to the 2007–2009 Hospital-related Services Consumer Price Index

NICU – Neonatal Intensive Care Unit