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Table 1 The cost of a single hospitalization day

From: COVID-19 and hospital management costs: the Italian experience

Items of healthcare expenditure

Low-complexity hospitalization

Medium-complexity hospitalization

High-complexity hospitalization

Laboratory Exams

433.71 €

526.92 €

1,120.95 €

Diagnostic procedures

699.99 €

853.59 €

2,129.33 €

Human resources

2,159.54 €

3,189.74 €

5,645.59 €

Oxygen Therapy

1,006.24 €

1,362.37 €

2,283.52 €

Drugs

176.79 €

322.33 €

1,407.96 €

PPE

149.78 €

157.71 €

264.98 €

Equipment

0.54 €

1.52 €

2.83 €

Meal and Cleaning services

195.28 €

230.42 €

360.08 €

General and fixed costs

964.37 €

1,328.92 €

2.643,05 €

Total cost related to hospitalisation

5,786.25 €

7,973.52 €

15.858,29 €

Cost related to the single hospitalization day

475.86 €

700.20 €

1,401.65 €