Costs associated with a single total serum bilirubin screen and a single transcutaneous bilirubinometry screen, 2016 dollars*
| Cost component | Total serum bilirubin; cost, $ | Transcutaneous bilirubinometry; cost, $ | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Urban | Rural | Hospital | Urban | Rural | Hospital | |
| Time to screen | 16.00 | 16.00 | 9.82 | 3.76 | 3.76 | 3.54 |
| Travel time | 26.27 | 34.58 | – | – | – | – |
| Mileage | 1.94 | 8.45 | – | – | – | – |
| Laboratory expenses and disposables34 | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | – | – | – |
| Total | 50.21 | 65.03 | 15.82 | 3.76 | 3.76 | 3.54 |
↵* Costs are based on the per-minute combined salaries with benefits: $0.97615, $1.27185 and $1.27793 for licensed practical nurses, registered nurses in hospital settings and registered nurses in community settings, respectively.
Table calculations are based on staffing ratios for licensed practical nurses and registered nurses in hospital and in the community (Leanne Smith, Director, Maternal Services, Saskatchewan Health Authority, Saskatoon: personal communication, 2018).