Table 5. Cost per procedure for under study- lupus nephritis patients (more costly procedures).
| Procedure | n (Procedure) | Mean | SD | Procedure | n (Procedure) | Mean | SD |
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| ICU hospitalization | 25 | 2,496 | 1,645 | ICU hospitalization | 10 | 4,716 | 3,492 |
| Intermediate care unit hospitalization | 16 | 1,893 | 1,578 | Renal biopsy | 27 | 660 | 525 |
| Hospitalization in high-complexity service | 44 | 592 | 498 | Hospitalization in moderate-complexity service | 84 | 595 | 490 |
| Hospitalization in low-complexity service | 146 | 559 | 534 | Therapeutic plasma exchange | 1 | 584 | |
| Renal biopsy | 32 | 510 | 380 | Hospitalization in high-complexity service | 87 | 553 | 531 |
SD: standard deviation; ICU: intensive care unit; HLA: histocompatibility leucocyte antigen.