TABLE 5.
Categorized Charges (USD)
| Primary Modality | |||
| DEN (n = 12) | SUA (n = 12) | SUA:DEN ratio | |
| Procedure professional* | 1511 ± 225 | 2194 ± 203 | 1.4:1 |
| Theatre, instruments, recovery | 8830 ± 1435 | 7945 ± 1927 | 0.9:1 |
| Anesthesia | 459 ± 353 | 828 ± 128 | 1.8:1 |
| ICU and ventilation† | 650 | 36,225 ± 15,896 | 55.7:1 |
| Floor and nursing | 13,774 ± 4365 | 27,911 ± 7860 | 2.0:1 |
| Radiology‡§ | 2861 ± 1303 | 16,761 ± 3666 | 5.9:1 |
| Labs, pathology* | 3494 ± 950 | 19,738 ± 3797 | 5.6:1 |
| Pharmacy* | 1160 ± 514 | 12,199 ± 2647 | 10.5:1 |
| Blood bank† | 275 ± 139 | 4791 ± 1982 | 17.4:1 |
| Nutrition† | 100 ± 87 | 2957 ± 1248 | 29.6:1 |
| Physical, speech therapy† | 58 ± 39 | 871 ± 294 | 15.0:1 |
| Hemodialysis | 0 | 1173 ± 1109 | — |
| Cardiology | 0 | 785 ± 431 | — |
| Endoscopy‖ | 0 | 420 ± 243 | — |
| Total† | 33,172 ± 7268 | 134,796 ± 26,312 | 4.1:1 |
| Secondary Modality¶ | |||
| DEN (n = 1) | SUA (n = 9) | ||
| Procedure professional | 1053 | 2882 | |
| Theatre, instruments, recovery | 2118 | 23,874 ± 3205 | |
| Anesthesia | 235 | 4419 ± 940 | |
| ICU and ventilation | 0 | 62,439 ± 18,241 | |
| Floor and nursing | 5553 | 39,973 ± 8266 | |
| Radiology§ | 0 | 14,248 ± 3207 | |
| Labs, pathology | 1945 | 30,572 ± 5574 | |
| Pharmacy | 953 | 22,439 ± 3681 | |
| Blood bank | 0 | 5682 ± 1463 | |
| Nutrition | 0 | 5534 ± 1524 | |
| Physical, speech therapy | 0 | 2139 ± 555 | |
| Hemodialysis | 0 | 0 | |
| Cardiology | 0 | 541 ± 555 | |
| Endoscopy‖ | 0 | 0 | |
| Total | 11,857§ | 214,489 ± 36,670† | |
| Total Charges | |||
| DEN (n = 12) | SUA (n = 12) | SUA:DEN Ratio | |
| Procedure professional | 1607 ± 308 | 4352 ± 494 | 2.7:1 |
| Theatre, instruments, recovery† | 8830 ± 1435 | 23,552 ± 4574 | 2.7:1 |
| Anesthesia‡ | 481 ± 351 | 4308 ± 959 | 9.0:1 |
| ICU and ventilation† | 650 | 72,699 ± 27,500 | >100:1 |
| Floor and nursing‡ | 14,279 ± 4233 | 63,473 ± 10,941 | 4.4:1 |
| Radiology* § | 2861 ± 1303 | 24,746 ± 5261 | 8.6:1 |
| Labs, pathology* | 3671 ± 909 | 38,910 ± 6966 | 10.6:1 |
| Pharmacy* | 1247 ± 502 | 25,037 ± 5554 | 20.1:1 |
| Blood bank* | 275 ± 139 | 9751 ± 2172 | 35.4:1 |
| Nutrition‡ | 100 ± 87 | 6262 ± 2324 | 62.3:1 |
| Physical, speech therapy* | 58 ± 39 | 2122 ± 633 | 36.6:1 |
| Hemodialysis | 0 | 1173 ± 1109 | — |
| Cardiology† | 0 | 1084 ± 554 | — |
| Endoscopy‖ | 0 | 458 ± 240 | — |
| Inpatient total* | 34,023 ± 6910 | 282,364 ± 52,821 | 8.3:1 |
| Outpatient | 22,769 ± 14,002 | 208# | <1:100 |
| Total* | 53,956 ± 17,392 | 282,572 ± 52,821 | 5.2:1 |
*
P < 0.001 for difference between DEN and SUA.
†
P < 0.05 for difference between DEN and SUA.
‡
P < 0.01 for difference between DEN and SUA.
§
Radiology charges do not include fees related to percutaneous catheter drainage.
‖
Endoscopy charges do not include fees related to endoscopic necrosectomy.
¶
P value not calculated as n indicates 1 in DEN group.
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n = 11.