Table 4. Mean Costs to Different Funders of Maternity Care by Type of Birth Over the First 1000 Days, Queensland, Australia 01/07/2012 – 30/06/2014.
| Funding Source | Birth Location and Funding Type | ||
| Private Hospital, n = 44254 | Public Hospital, Public Patient, n = 105343 | Public Hospital, Private Patient, n = 6113 | |
| Vaginal Birth, No Instruments | |||
| Total costs | $20,964 | $18,521 | $18,741 |
| Medicare | $6,210 | $3,350 | $4,052 |
| PBS | $179 | $228 | $208 |
| Public hospital funders | $2,144 | $14,291 | $12,267 |
| Private health insurance | $9,538 | $225 | $1,299 |
| Individual out of pocket | $2,893 | $426 | $916 |
| Vaginal Birth, With Instruments | |||
| Total costs | $22,723 | $21,334 | $22,110 |
| Medicare | $7,309 | $3,738 | $4,202 |
| PBS | $150 | $196 | $132 |
| Public hospital funders | $1,821 | $16,483 | $15,321 |
| Private health insurance | $10,068 | $308 | $1,454 |
| Individual out of pocket | $3,375 | $609 | $1,001 |
| Caesarean Section Birth | |||
| Total costs | $28,244 | $31,939 | $33,257 |
| Medicare | $8,091 | $3,907 | $5,563 |
| PBS | $296 | $321 | $325 |
| Public hospital funders | $3,068 | $26,789 | $22,744 |
| Private health insurance | $13,526 | $366 | $3,226 |
| Individual out of pocket | $3,263 | $557 | $1,399 |
Abbreviation: PBS, Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.