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Table 4 Average Cost and Percent of Cases Below the Threshold: Readmitted and Non-Readmitted Patients

From: One-year costs of medical admissions with and without a 30-day readmission and enhanced risk adjustment

 

Non-Readmitted Cases (NRC)

Readmitted Cases (RC)

Ratio of Average

Threshold $

Average Cost

% Cases

Average Cost

% Cases

Cost NRC to RC

130,000

23,718

0.93

35,558

0.86

1.50

120,000

22,637

0.92

33,679

0.84

1.49

110,000

21,717

0.91

32,179

0.83

1.48

100,000

20,684

0.90

29,467

0.80

1.42

90,000

19,395

0.88

27,875

0.78

1.44

80,000

17,947

0.87

25,453

0.75

1.42

70,000

16,601

0.85

24,183

0.73

1.46

60,000

15,006

0.82

21,256

0.68

1.42

50,000

13,264

0.78

18,022

0.62

1.36

40,000

11,551

0.74

14,745

0.55

1.28

30,000

9264

0.68

12,376

0.49

1.34

20,000

7045

0.59

9164

0.39

1.30

15,000

5740

0.53

7368

0.32

1.28