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. 2017 May 31;21:124. doi: 10.1186/s13054-017-1711-4

Table 2.

Mean cost in last 90 days of life across health care sectors (2013 Canadian dollars)

Decedents with ICU stay (CAD $)
(N = 47 763)
Decedents without ICU stay (CAD $)
(N = 216 991)
All decedents (CAD $)
(N = 264 754)
ADG RANK Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4
Continuing Care Sectors
 Long-term Care 248.70 353.29 539.78 866.63 3123.18 2615.20 2591.00 2841.76 2904.73 2172.74 2154.14 2369.28
 Complex Continuing Care 348.79 521.96 827.13 1246.48 854.85 1632.18 2108.96 2934.99 816.39 1415.01 1835.97 2531.08
 Home Care 619.95 854.89 1035.64 1179.18 1002.95 1804.33 1953.47 1936.17 973.84 1618.61 1758.00 1755.09
 Rehabilitation 199.12 474.00 604.16 846.28 90.75 281.94 395.07 611.45 98.98 319.51 439.60 667.62
Acute Care Sectors
 Inpatient 18793.73 27287.33 35475.67 43227.11 3282.07 9420.51 13390.41 17700.34 4460.87 12915.46 18094.00 23806.66
 Emergency Department 924.27 1046.35 1111.73 1163.73 317.33 638.54 779.46 873.87 363.45 718.31 850.23 943.21
Outpatient Care Sectors
 Outpatient clinics 392.43 800.53 1361.90 1311.71 463.46 1020.97 1100.33 987.50 458.06 977.85 1156.03 1065.05
 Physician Billings 3988.53 5040.29 6086.83 6879.41 996.51 2004.52 2458.43 2797.10 1223.89 2598.35 3231.19 3773.64
 Non-physician Billings (OHIP) 17.52 22.07 29.61 42.02 94.66 88.91 93.69 104.83 88.80 75.84 80.04 89.81
 Laboratory (OHIP) 32.11 49.58 56.68 63.35 40.15 57.52 65.97 77.46 39.54 55.97 63.99 74.09
 Drugs/Devices 402.64 572.71 745.36 788.34 600.16 883.20 965.75 983.36 585.15 822.47 918.81 936.71
Total Costs 25967.80 37023.00 47874.49 57614.23 10866.04 20447.83 25902.55 31848.83 12013.70 23690.12 30582.01 38012.23