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Table 3 Means of unit costs for hospital services and percentage of UF per AFC of each unit cost

From: Determining the impacts of hospital cost-sharing on the uninsured near-poor households in Vietnam

Hospital service and level

Mean of unit costs (US$)

UF as% of AFC

By UF ≈ variable costs [95% CI]

By total revenue ≈ variable plus fixed costs [95% CI]

Actual full costs (AFC)

Outpatient visit

    

All

4.13 [3.76-4.49]

7.76 [7.32-8.20]

8.41

49.10

Provincial level

3.59 [3.35-3.83]

7.04 [6.72-7.35]

7.63

47.05

Central level

9.22 [6.59-11.85]

14.64 [12.03-17.25]

15.88

58.06

Inpatient bed day

    

All

20.27 [18.47-22.08]

33.79 [31.87-35.70]

36.66

55.29

Provincial level

17.64 [16.46-18.82]

30.63 [29.27-31.99]

33.23

53.08

Central level

45.28 [32.38-58.18]

63.74 [52.38-75.10]

69.15

65.48

Surgical inpatient bed day

    

All

47.50 [43.59-51.40]

93.76 [88.93-98.58]

101.72

46.69

Provincial level

41.70 [39.25-44.16]

86.10 [82.73-89.47]

93.41

44.64

Central level

102.53 [74.08-130.97]

166.46 [136.03-196.89]

180.60

56.77

Non-surgical inpatient bed day

   

All

12.87 [11.81-13.92]

18.51 [17.55-19.46]

20.08

64.09

Provincial level

11.30 [10.63-11.96]

16.99 [16.33-17.66]

18.43

61.31

Central level

27.78 [20.07-35.48]

32.86 [26.85-38.86]

35.65

77.92