Table 1.

Itemized OR costs

	LPD (n=52)	OPD (n=50)	P value
Electrosurgical, median (IQR)	$ 640 (559 – 724)	$ 503 (390 – 643)	0.25
Laparoscopic, median (IQR)	$ 446 (251 – 626)	$ 0 (0 - 0)	<0.001*
Room, median (IQR)	$ 7,315 (6,427 – 8,627)	$ 7,164 (6,284 – 8,237)	0.52
Other, median (IQR)	$ 348 (259 – 407)	$ 192 (102 – 307)	0.55
Regional block, median (IQR)	$ 1,510 (515 – 1,912)	$ 718 (164 – 1,361)	<0.001*
Staplers/Clips, median (IQR)	$ 1,591 (1,355 – 2,273)	$ 1,886 (519 – 2,794)	0.98
Suture, median (IQR)	$ 244 (0 – 464)	$ 212 (0 – 513)	0.92
Total cost, median (IQR)	$ 12,290 (11,387 – 13,475)	$ 11,299 (9,053 – 12,968)	0.05*

P values were calculated using the unpaired t test

IQR interquartile range