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Table 2 Mean (95% CI) costs per hip fracture patient (AUD), by class

From: A micro-costing analysis of post-fracture care pathways: results from the International Costs and Utilities Related to Osteoporotic Fractures Study (ICUROS)

 

Class 1 (n = 188)

Class 2 (n = 208)

Class 3 (n = 332)

Class 4 (n = 617)

Class 5 (n = 122)

Class 6 (n = 144)

Class 7 (n = 46)

All patients (n = 1657)

Hospital carea

$54,352

(48963–59741)

$34375

(27872–40878)

$44711

(39751–49671)

$47468

(43005–51931)

$44856

(33501–56212)

$29523

(21360–37685)

$15358

(10543–20173)

$43410

(40939–45881)

Outpatient careb

$3253

(2784–3723)

$793

(640–945)

$786

(701–870)

$2558

(2395–2720)

$825

(593–1,057)

$919

(699–1139)

$1320

(866–1773)

$1756

(1655–1856)

Community carec

$36930

(32558–41303)

$26780

(22125–31435)

$70971

(61620–80322)

$34940

(29748–40132)

$22070

(14285–29855)

$119

(25–213)

$7137

(3163–11110)

$36615

(33605–39625)

Residential aged care

$235

(129–699)

$5524

(3521–7526)

$1863

(903–2824)

$11603

(10064–13141)

$2173

(453–3893)

$18106

(14513–21698)

$3843

(104–7581)

$7254

(6465–8043)

Medication used

$904

(874–934)

$165

(133–198)

$54

(48–60)

$356

(330–383)

$636

(582–690)

$207

(157–256)

$575

(454–696)

$347

(329–366)

Imaginge

$419

(386–452)

$92

(80–105)

$117

(103–131)

$198

(187–208)

$150

(123–177)

$126

(108–143)

$117

(98–135)

$181

(173–189)

Total (all services)

$96094

(88347–103840)

$67729

(58992–76466)

$118502

(108261–128742)

$97123

(90143–104102)

$70712

(55602–85821)

$48999

(39704–58294)

$28349

(22065–34633)

$89564

(85570–93557)

  1. aNon-admitted hospital services (e.g. emergency department presentations), hospital admissions including specialty care (geriatrics, orthopaedics), and inpatient rehabilitation ward admissions
  2. bOutpatient clinic visits, rehabilitation centre visits, fracture/falls clinic appointments, allied healthcare and GP/primary care centre visits
  3. cHealth professional home visits, home and equipment modifications, phone counselling, professional home help services, and informal home help from family/friends
  4. dPharmaceuticals used for treatment of fractures (bisphosphonates, denosumab, strontium ranelate, teriparatide, estrogens/receptor modulators, glucocorticoids); calcium and vitamin D supplements (separately and in combination); pain-relieving analgesics (opioids and non-opioids); and anti-depressant/anti-anxiety medications
  5. eDiagnostic imaging such as routine medical imaging procedures (X-ray, MRI, CT scan) and diagnostic imaging procedures for osteoporosis diagnosis (dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry [DXA])
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