Table 3.
Estimated mean costs per classical hospitalization and day hospitalization, 2016 euros converted to 2019 euros, Belgium. Mean and 95% uncertainty intervals of the bootstrap distribution of the mean
| Mean unit cost | Cost per hospital stay | |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (95% UI) | ||
| Overnight hospital stays (n = 286) | ||
| Total direct medical costs | €4,159 (3,604–4,787) | |
| 100% day cost | €540 | €3,036 (2,559–3,593) |
| Medication | €170 (140–213) | |
| Lump sum per admission | €95.7 | €94.7 (92–97.4) |
| Lump sum per daya | €0.62 | €3.5 (3–4) |
| Antibioticsb | €13.5 (11.1–16.2) | |
| Pain killers | €1 (0.7–1.4) | |
| Others | €56.8 (28.7–99.7) | |
| Laboratory tests | €101 (89.1–113) | |
| LB serology | €13.7 (12–15.3) | |
| Others | €87 (76–98.4) | |
| Medical acts | €841 (771–916) | |
| Clinical biology | €228 (204–257) | |
| Permanence, examinations | €204 (189–221) | |
| Medical imaging | €199 (180–219) | |
| Othersc | €210 (180–242) | |
| Implantsd | €5.5 (2.5–9.1) | |
| Radiopharmaceuticals | €6.7 (2.9–11.1) | |
| Indirect non-medical cost (productivity loss)e | €40.5/hr | €399 (348–452) |
| Day hospital (n = 613) | ||
| Total direct medical costs | €50.5 (35.7–69.7) | |
| Indirect non-medical cost (productivity loss)e | €40.5/hr | €29.8 |
aLump sum per day: forfait for reimbursed medicines, charged to the patient by day even if such medicines have not been used
bAntibiotics probably related to Lyme borreliosis: Ceftriaxon, Doxycycline, Amoxicilline, Clarithromycine, cefuroxime, azithromycine, cefotaxim, ampicilline cefepime, cefazoline and flucloxacilline
cIncluding internal medicine, revalidation, surgery, night/weekend supplements and others
dMainly catheter
eBased on mean bootstrapped days of stay (< 65 yrs olds) * proportion hospitalizations < 65 yrs old * proportion of < 65 yrs olds working *proportion working days *7.6 h * €40.5. For day hospitalizations, the number of days was multiplied with 0.5 as half a day of sick leave was counted