Table 5.

Relative costs of universal performance of fungal testing versus total costs (physician fees and facility costs) for missed fungal infections

Scenario	Type	Average cost ($)	Total cost ($)
Fungal infections missed requiring subsequent treatment	Facility cost	152,246.75	1,217,974.03
	Physician fees	25,050.88	200,407.07
	Cost to system (overall average)	177,297.64	1,418,381.10
Testing all patients	Testing costs	69.20	14,047.60
	Reimbursed (if all Medicare)	9.34	1,896.02
	Cost to system	59.86	12,151.58