Table 6.
Detailed summary of costs and outcomes across study and control groups
| AR-DRG Code | AR-DRG mean medical cost per birth | Study group | Control group | |||
| N (%) | Total medical cost | N (%) | Total medical cost | |||
| NVB uncomplicated | O60C | 4832 | 20 (22.7) | $A4832×20 = $A96 640 | 12 (14.5) | $A4832×12 = $A57 984 |
| NVB uncomplicated+NICU | O60C_P68D | 7678 | 2 (2.3) | $A7678×2 = $A15 356 | 0 (0) | $A7678×0 = $A0 |
| NVB+complications not severe/catastrophic | O60B | 6423 | 46 (52.3) | $A6423×46 = $A295 458 | 39 (47) | $A6423×39 = $A250 497 |
| NVB+complications not severe/catastrophic+NICU | O60B_P68D | 9269 | 4 (4.5) | $A9269×4 = $A37 076 | 5 (6) | $A9269×5 = $A46 345 |
| CS uncomplicated | O01C | 9811 | 12 (13.6) | $A9811×12 = $A117 732 | 19 (22.9) | $A9811×19 = $A186 409 |
| CS uncomplicated+NICU | O01C_P68D | 12 657 | 1 (1.1) | $A12 657×1 = $A12 657 | 5 (6) | $A12 657×5 = $A63 285 |
| CS+complications not severe/catastrophic | O01B | 11 645 | 3 (3.4) | $A11 645×3 = $A34 935 | 2 (2.4) | $A11 645×2 = $A23 290 |
| CS+complications not severe/catastrophic+NICU | O01B_P68D | 14 491 | 0 (0) | $A14 491×0 = $A0 | 1 (1.2) | $A14 491×1 = $A14 491 |
| Total | 88 | $A609 854 | 83 | $A642 301 | ||
| Medical cost per woman | $A6930 | $A7739 | ||||
| Medical cost saved by intervention | $A808 | |||||
| Net savings (medical cost saved minus cost of intervention) | $A659 | |||||
AR-DRG, Australian Refined Diagnosis-Related Group; CS, caesarean section; NICU, neonatal intensive care unit; NVB, normal vaginal birth.