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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2016 Jun 22;215(5):650.e1–650.e8. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2016.06.027

Cost of Other MIS Hysterectomy Routes Including Additional Blood Transfusion and Superficial SSI Cases

Cost of robotic hysterectomies 1,338 × $13,429 = $17,968,002
Cost of other MIS hysterectomy
routes
1,338 × $10,084 = $13,492,392 +
Additional cases of superficial
SSI
8 × $10,084 = $80,672 +
Additional blood transfusions 14 × $761/unit × 2 units = $21,308
= $13,594,372
Difference in cost between
robotic hysterectomy and other
MIS hysterectomy routes with
increased complications
observed in this analysis
= $17,968,002 −
$13,594,372
= $4,373,630
Per case savings =$4,373,630 ÷
1,338 cases
=$3,269 per case