Table 1 Average cost (in USD) per DM/ACSC hospitalization by cost center and institution
Cost center | Mexican Public Healthcare Institutions | TOTAL (n = 536) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MoH (n = 233) | IMSS (n = 190) | ISSSTE (n = 113) | ||||||
Average cost | % | Average cost | % | Average cost | % | Average cost | % | |
Length of stay | $637 | 44.7 | $637 | 38.0 | $722 | 41.2 | $655 | 41.3 |
Procedures | $368 | 25.8 | $400 | 23.8 | $363 | 20.7 | $378 | 23.9 |
Consultations | $240 | 16.8 | $352 | 21.0 | $337 | 19.2 | $300 | 18.9 |
Laboratory studies | $128 | 9.0 | $138 | 8.2 | $165 | 9.4 | $139 | 8.8 |
Medicines | $26 | 1.8 | $109 | 6.5 | $118 | 6.8 | $75 | 4.7 |
Medical imaging studies | $23 | 1.6 | $35 | 2.1 | $40 | 2.3 | $31 | 1.9 |
Solutions | $5 | 0.4 | $6 | 0.4 | $9 | 0.5 | $7 | 0.4 |
Total average cost per hospitalization | $1,427 | 100 | $1,677 | 100 | $1,754 | 100 | $1,585 | 100 |