Table 5: Cost estimates by scenario.

Total cost estimatesa   Low Medium High Scenario  1: Preventive care        Within SCI homecare catchment area         Standard care $19,955 $23,673 $32,933   Telehealth option 1b $18,465 $21,349 $28,669  Outside SCI homecare catchment area         Standard care $5,514 $9,242 $24,057   Telehealth option 1b $18,465 $21,349 $28,669   Telehealth option 2c $4,895 $8,066 $14,934 Scenario  2: Existing pressure ulcer        Within SCI homecare catchment area         Standard care $10,100 $11,234 $12,368     (No telehealth in this situation)        Outside SCI homecare catchment area         Standard care $6,795 $8,408 $13,368   Telehealth option 3d $4,901 $6,325 $11,083 Scenario  3: Postsurgical care        Within SCI homecare catchment area         Standard care $4,184 $6,199 $13,769   Telehealth option 1b $7,897 $9,331 $14,093   Telehealth option 3d $2,159 $3,619 $9,515  Outside SCI homecare catchment area         Standard care $2,828 $4,719 $12,154   Telehealth option 1b $6,903 $8,161 $12,746   Telehealth option 3d $2,159 $3,619 $9,515

SCI: Spinal cord injury. aFigures are in 2007 dollars. bTelehealth option 1 used an interactive videoconferencing machine that was installed in the patient’s home. cTelehealth option 2 used the same machine plus station-to-station (hub and spoke) teleconferencing. dTelehealth option 3 used low-cost equipment such as digital cameras and e-mail.