TABLE 1.

RWJUH mean Medicare reimbursement for four common disease conditions with and without bacteremia as a major clinical complication

Diagnosis	No.	Mean reimbursement ($)		Mean difference per episode ($)	Additional reimbursement ($)
		Without bacteremia	With bacteremia
Cholecystectomy	2	$7,441	$27,390	$19,949	$39,898
Biliary tract disorder	3	$4,406	$57,346	$52,939	$158,817
Pneumonia	2	$3,351	$13,923	$10,571	$21,142
Cellulitis	2	$3,181	$6630	$3449	$6898