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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Transfusion. 2020 May 1;60(5):922–931. doi: 10.1111/trf.15784

TABLE 1.

Cost weights used to estimate model values

Type Cost weight per unit or per day Source
RBC/unit $230 Study sites
Plasma/unit $65
Platelets/unit $575
Cryo/unit $55
Admission LOS <2, survivor $4664 Matched HCUP SID data*
Admission LOS 2–5, survivor $3116
Admission LOS 6–10, survivor $2793
Admission LOS 11–20, survivor $2634
Admission LOS 21–29, survivor $2558
Admission LOS 30+, survivor $3023
Admission LOS <2, died $9230
Admission LOS 2–5, died $4306
Admission LOS 6–10, died $3963
Admission LOS 11–20, died $3272
Admission LOS 21–29, died $2428
Admission LOS 30+, died $2994
*

Cost of blood excluded, cost calculated using HCUP cost-to-charge ratio data.

HCUP = Healthcare Cost and Utilization Program; LOS = length of stay; SID = State Inpatient Data.