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Table 8:

Cost Items for Hospital-Based Intravenous Immunoglobulin

Cost Items	Unit Price	Resource Use Per Year	Cost Per Year
1. Medication (immunoglobulin)
Adult patients^35,41	$50.69/g	336 g (0.4g/kg × 70kg ×12 mo)	$17,032.72
Pediatric patients^35,41	$50.69/g	192 g (0.4g/kg × 40kg ×12 mo)	$9,733.26
2. Nursing hours per year^34,35,35	$58.88/hr	22.93 hours [(4 ÷ 2.5) × 14.33]	$1,350.23
3. Hospital charge³⁵	$127.33/mo	12 mo	$1,528.00
4. Transportation of patient visit to hospital in the first year
Adult patients³⁵	$11.93/visit	14.33 visits	$170.93
Pediatric patients (with parents)³⁵	$14.91/visit	14.33 visits	$213.67
5. Productivity costs
Paid time⁴²	$36.91/hr	—	—
Unpaid time⁴³	$14.82/hr	—	—
Adult patients^35,42–44	—	60.20 paid hours; 25.80 unpaid hours	$2,604.31 [(36.91 × 60.20) + (14.82 × 25.80)]
Caregivers for pediatric patient^35,42–44	—	80.84 paid hours; 5.16 unpaid hours	$3,060.24 [(36.91 × 80.84) + (14.82 × 5.16)]

Note: Numbers may be inexact due to rounding.