Table 3 Average and median costs of services ($A2012)
Resource use | Unit costs | All participants n = 337 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Average cost per patient (SD) | Median (IQR) | Total cost | ||
Health and residential care services n = 337 | ||||
Hospital admission | DRG specific | $5,550 ($15,167) | $0.0 ($2,102) | $1,886,777 |
Residential high care | $94.79 bed day | $112 ($1,816) | $0.0 ($0.0) | $37,536 |
Residential low care | $11,472pa | $681 ($2,765) | ($0.0) ($0.0) | $229,440 |
Medical services | $1,289 ($1,189) | $1,019 ($900) | $422,707 | |
ED presentation | $451 | $53 ($176) | $0.0 ($0.0) | $17,589 |
GP | $70.30 | $720 ($457) | $633 ($492) | $234,310 |
GP-home | $81.85 | $63 ($219) | $0.0 ($0.0) | $20,954 |
Specialist | $105.48 | $243 ($393) | $105 ($316) | $78,899 |
Nursing | $56.18 | $209 ($774) | $0.0 ($0.0) | $70,955 |
Allied health services | $222 ($502) | $0 ($64) | $62,040 | |
Physiotherapy | $55.44 to $64.36 | $173 ($208) | $0.0 ($64) | $58,500 |
Occupational therapy | $55.44 to $64.36 | $10 ($74) | $0.0 ($0.0) | $3,540 |
Social support services n = 319, excludes participants living in low-care residential facility | ||||
Social support services | $2,390 ($4,304) | $894 ($3,463) | $762,290 | |
Showering/dressing | $36.40 | $576 ($1,715) | $0.0 ($0.0) | $181,272 |
Meals | $11.10 | $439 ($985) | $0.0 ($433) | $137,740 |
Domestic services | $39.07 | $999 ($1,913) | $430 ($407) | $318,537 |
Transport | $12.39 | $139 ($358) | $0.00 ($130) | $44,443 |
Shopping | $36.40 | $252 ($878) | $0.00 ($0.00) | $80,298 |