Table 1.
Cost categories and data used in cost calculation based on real costs
| Parameter | Cost price (€) | |
|---|---|---|
| Hospitalization | ||
| NICU | Day | 1540 |
| High care unit | Night | 859 |
| Normal care unit | Night | 447 |
| Outpatient clinic visits | ||
| First visit to OPC | Visit | 226 |
| Follow-up at OPC | Visit | 175 |
| Emergency department | Visit | 243 |
| Telephonic consultation | Call | 135 |
| Perioperative consultation | ||
| Ultrasound | Number | 81 |
| Preoperative consultation ANA | Visit | 125 |
| Surgical procedure | ||
| Use of OR | /10 min | 74 |
| Use of OR afterhours | /10 min | 223 |
| Anesthetist’s fee | /10 min | 22 |
| Surgeon’s fee | /10 min | 22 |
| Anesthetist’s fee afterhours | /10 min | 22 |
| Surgeon’s fee afterhours | /10 min | 22 |
All cost prices are based on real costs rather than charges. Costs in Euro for the first of January 2014, when 1 Euro (€) equalled approximately 1.38 US Dollar
NICU neonatal intensive care unit, OPC outpatient clinic, ANA anaesthesiology, OR operating room
Day, cost price calculated for each calendar day a patient is hospitalized; night, cost price calculated for every overnight stay per patient