Research Article
Early Outcomes of Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass in a Publically Funded Obesity Program
Table 6
Cost analysis for laparoscopic RYGB surgery in a publically funded system.
| | Item | Cost per item ($) | Average number of items per patient | Total cost of item ($) |
| | Preop visit | 369.00 | 8.75 | 3,228.75 | | RYGB surgery | 6,707.06 | 1 | 6,707.06 | | One day hospital stay | 3,600.00 | 3.7 | 13,320.00 | | Postop visit | 369.00 | 4.03 | 1,487.07 |
| | Total per patient | | | 24,742.88 |
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