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. 2020 Feb 6;37(3):1218–1232. doi: 10.1007/s12325-020-01241-0

Table 3.

Annual savings and clinic income

Annual savings arising from IV iron Savings per patient (€)
Reduction in ICU stay 1780
Reduction in ward stay 810
Reduction in ward stay (non-elective admissions) 810
Potential blood saving per patient (standard RBC transfusion) 295
Annual savings from reduced hospital readmission (within 30 days) 1620
Clinic income Income per patient (€)
Day case admission 80.00
Private patient day case admission 407.00
Private patient IV iron charge (IIM) 441.18
Private patient IV iron charge (FCM) 406.13
Private patient IV iron charge (IS) 155.10
Private patient IV iron charge (LMWID) 181.29
Private billing for materials lab costs 63.37
Clinic income Portion covered by private payers (€)
Private billing for consultant costs 12,016.62

FCM ferric carboxymaltose, IIM iron isomaltoside 1000, ICU intensive care unit, IS iron sucrose, LMWID low molecular weight iron dextran, RBC red blood cell