Table 7

Total cost by insurance type, within procedure

CLPNon-Medicare (n = 31)Medicare (n = 24)P
Hospital cost ($)*14,762 ± 509316,284 ± 4700.3
Hospital charge*0.94 ± 0.811.07 ± 1.23.5
Hospital payment received*1.18 ± 0.930.85 ± 1.07.1
Marginal value*7.07 ± 0.94 (gain)0.14 ± 1.06 (loss).04
CLFNon-Medicare (n = 15)Medicare (n = 11)P
Hospital cost ($)*33,336 ± 972030,474 ± 10,870.3
Hospital charge*1.18 ± 0.810.85 ± 1.23.4
Hospital payment received*1.71 ± 1.970.58 ± 0.51.1
Marginal value*1.98 ± 3.6 (gain)0.50 ± 0.28 (loss).04
  • All P-values correspond to data in USD.

  • * Values are given as the mean and standard deviation.

  • Reported as a ratio of [average value for insurance type]/[average value for alternative insurance type] (eg, [CLP average charge-non-Medicare patients]/[CLP average charge-Medicare patients]).

  • Statistical significance.