Mean net costs of care per 30 days, by cost category and phase of care
| Resource category | Phase of care; mean net cost (95% CI) per 30 days, $* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prediagnosis phase | Initial phase | Late | Terminal | |
| Outpatient visits | 31 (12 to 54) | 19 (−9 to 47) | −14 (−190 to 166) | −66 (−312 to 193) |
| Physician services | 53 (41 to 65) | 58 (47 to 69) | 255 (181 to 338) | 182 (−34 to 448) |
| Emergency department visits | 50 (43 to 56) | 15 (10 to 20) | 116 (66 to 170) | −22 (−77 to 30) |
| Same-day surgery | −1 (−4 to 3) | −1 (−2 to 0) | 17 (3 to 34) | −14 (−31 to 1) |
| Inpatient care | 150 (106 to 202) | 153 (97 to 219) | 975 (621 to 1378) | 696 (−975 to 2487) |
| Outpatient prescription | 15 (9 to 20) | 102 (89 to 115) | 300 (171 to 443) | 14 (−73 to 120) |
| Laboratory tests/services | 17 (14 to 20) | 8 (6 to 9) | 11 (4 to 21) | 5 (0 to 10) |
| Other services | 34 (7 to 65) | 23 (−4 to 54) | 109 (10 to 205) | 85 (−198 to 389) |
| Total | 348 (277 to 427) | 377 (288 to 470) | 1768 (1153 to 2427) | 893 (−1114 to 3149) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* Costs are rounded to the nearest dollar and expressed in 2018 Canadian dollars.