Approach n OT (min) OT Costd LOS (days) LOS Coste INST Cost Total Cost Cost Difference
Unadjusted Cost Estimates HAL 419 204 $4,312.68 3 $3,153.00 $596.21 $8,061.89 $1,567.43
LAP 83 149.8 $3,282.34 2.95 $3,100.45 $197.74 $6,580.53 $86.06
LESS 55 150.4 $3,293.74 2.34 $2,459.34 $741.38 $6,494.46 -
OT Sensitivity Analysis HAL 419 121 $2,734.85 3 $3,153.00 $596.21 $6,484.06 ($10.40)
LAP 83 145 $3,191.09 2.95 $3,100.45 $197.74 $6,489.28 ($5.18)
LESS 55 150.4 $3,293.74 2.34 $2,459.34 $741.38 $6,494.46 -
LOS Sensitivity Analysis HAL 419 204 $4,312.68 1.5 $1,576.50 $596.21 $6,485.39 ($9.07)
LAP 83 149.8 $3,282.34 2.86 $3,005.86 $197.74 $6,485.94 ($8.53)
LESS 55 150.4 $3,293.74 2.34 $2,459.34 $741.38 $6,494.46 -
dOT Cost=$434.64 + $19.01 per minute (includes anesthesia and surgery), eLOS Cost=$1,051 per non-ICU day
Table 6: Estimated costs of HAL, LAP and LESS nephrectomies and one-way sensitivity analysis for cost equivalence for OT and LOS.