Table 3.
Summary of the 22 PECUNIA Reference Unit Cost (RUC) estimates for Austria in health and social care, education, (criminal) justice3, employment, and informal care (in EUR, for year 2019)
| No | Resource (use) item (National language name) |
Funding source | Unit of measurement | DESDE code | Reference Unit Costa | Representativeness of RUC | Direct match with PECUNIA RUM instrument | Unit cost calculation approach | Overall certainty of RUC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 |
Dental care (Zahnbehandlung) |
State/social insurance-funded | Per contact | SH-NX [K00-K14] O8.1 | €94.99 | National | ✘ | Top-down gross-costing | 2 (medium) |
| 02 |
Dental care (Zahnbehandlung) |
Privately funded | Per contact | SH-NX [K00-K14] O8.1 | €120.00 | National | ✘ | Unknown | 2 (medium) |
| 03 |
Dental care (Zahnbehandlung) |
Representative average | Per contact | SH-NX [K00-K14] O8.1 | €96.92 | National | ✔ | Composite | 2 (medium) |
| 04 |
General practitioner (Allgemeinmedizinerkonsultation) |
State/social insurance-funded | Per contact | SH-NX [ICD-10] O8.1 | €31.80 | National | ✘ | Top-down micro-costing | 1 (high) |
| 05 |
General practitioner (Allgemeinmedizinerkonsultation) |
Privately funded | Per contact | SH-NX [ICD-10] O8.1 | €45.45 | National | ✘ | Unknown | 2 (medium) |
| 06 |
General practitioner (Allgemeinmedizinerkonsultation) |
Representative average | Per contact | SH-NX [ICD-10] O8.1 | €32.04 | National | ✔ | Composite | 1 (high) |
| 07 |
Health-related day care center (Teilstationäre Tagesbetreuung) |
State/Social insurance-funded – applicable only | Per day | SH-NX [ICD-10] D4.1; SH-NX [F00-F99] D4.1; SS-NX [ICF] D4.1 | €78.93 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 2 (medium) |
| 08 |
Health-related support line, mental health (Notruf-Hotline für Kinder und Jugendliche – Rat auf Draht) |
Other | Per contact | SH-NX [F00-F99] I1.2.4e | €9.98 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 1 (high) |
| 09 |
Nursing home (Stationäre Betreuungs- und Pflegedienste) |
Representative average | Per night | SS-OX-R11; SH-AO [F00-F99] R11; SH-AO [ICF] R11 | €177.82 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 1 (high) |
| 10 |
Education services provided in a special education school (Sonderschule) |
State/social insurance-funded | School day | SE-CX [F7-F9][ICF] D4.2g | €188.85 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 1 (high) |
| 11 | Educational therapy – primary school (Förderunterricht – Primärstufe) | State/Social insurance-funded | Per contact | SE-CC [F7-F9] - O8.2 | €7.73 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 3 (low) |
| 12 | Educational therapy – secondary school (Förderunterricht – Sekundarstufe) | State/Social insurance-funded | Per contact | SE-CA [F7-F9] - O8.3 | €5.82 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 3 (low) |
| 13 | Incarceration in jail (Gefängnisaufenthalt) | State/Social insurance-funded | Per night per person | SJ-AO [Z65.1] R8.2ci | €130.07 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 2 (medium) |
| 14 | Police contact (Polizeikontakt) | State/Social insurance-funded | Per contact (30 minutes) | SJ-NX [F0-F9]-O1.2 | €47.00 | National | ✔ | Unknown | 3 (low) |
| 15 | Police contact (Polizeikontakt) | State/Social insurance-funded | Per contact (1 hour) | SJ-NX [F0-F9]-O1.2 | €94.00 | National | ✔ | Unknown | 3 (low) |
| 16 | Property damage – Car (Sachbeschädigung – Auto) | Not applicable | Per single incident | Not applicable | €1772.93 | National | ✔ | Top-down gross-costing | 3 (low) |
| 17 | Absenteeism/presenteeism (Absentismus/Präsentismus) | Not applicable | Per hour | Not applicable | €34.35 | National | ✔ | Not applicable | 1 (high) |
| 18 | Friction period (Friktionsperiode) | Not applicable | Calendar days | Not applicable | 89 days | National | ✔ | Not applicable | 1 (high) |
| 19 | Unpaid work (Unbezahlte Arbeit) | Not applicable | Per hour | Not applicable | €13.50 | National | ✔ | Not applicable | 1 (high) |
| 20 | Unpaid work (Unbezahlte Arbeit) | Not applicable | Per hour | Not applicable | €11.11 | Local | ✔ | Not applicable | 2 (medium) |
| 21 | Retirement age (Pensionsantrittsalter) | Not applicable | Years of age | Not applicable | 63.5 years | National | ✔ | Not applicable | 1 (high) |
| 22 | Informal care (Informelle Pflege) | Other | Per hour | Not applicable | €14.07 | National | ✔ | Not applicable | 1 (high) |
aMonetary values are adjusted to 2019 price levels