Table 4. Cost per procedure for Lupus nephritis patients (more costly procedures).
| Procedure | n (Procedure) | Mean | SD | Procedure | n (Procedure) | Mean | SD |
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| Nephrectomy | 3 | 4,201 | 5,014 | Renal transplantation | 8 | 6,085 | 4,710 |
| ICU hospitalization | 29 | 2,897 | 1,677 | ICU hospitalization | 16 | 5,259 | 4,093 |
| Renal transplantation | 13 | 2,716 | 2,658 | Nephrectomy of transplanted or rejected kidney | 1 | 1,227 | |
| Intermediate care unit hospitalization | 25 | 1,027 | 594 | Hospitalization in moderate-complexity service | 54 | 992 | 856 |
| Peritoneal dialysis | 38 | 977 | 108 | Hospitalization in high-complexity service | 49 | 885 | 1,230 |
| Partial hospitalization/Day hospital | 2 | 762 | 180 | Hospitalization in low-complexity service | 67 | 745 | 771 |
| Hospitalization in moderate-complexity service | 111 | 680 | 591 | Hemodialysis | 414 | 713 | 371 |
| Hospitalization in low-complexity service | 115 | 614 | 544 | Class I and II HLA test | 10 | 655 | 153 |
| Class I and II HLA test | 12 | 451 | 228 | Intermediate care unit hospitalization | 5 | 537 | 374 |
| Renal biopsy | 30 | 439 | 398 | Class I HLA test | 1 | 519 | |
SD: standard deviation; ICU: intensive care unit; HLA: histocompatibility leucocyte antigen.