Comparing the costs and outcomes of an integrated twin compression screw (ITCS) nail with standard of care using a single lag screw or a single helical blade cephalomedullary nail in patients with intertrochanteric hip fractures

Table 2 Cost data used in the model

Cost centre	Mean	Lower value	Upper value	Source
Cost of surgery	$18,058	$13,543	$22,572	CMS^a
Cost of revision	$37,036	$24,691	$49,382	Swart 2014 [12]
Annual post discharge costs	$15,976	$7989	$18,259	Gu 2014 [1]
Costs of treating non-healed fractures	$652	$489	$815	CMS^a
Nursing home	$91,971	$45,985	$137,956	Gu 2014 [1]
Cephalomedullary nail implant cost	$3000	$1500	$4500	2016 Premier^b database

The lower and upper cost values were assumed to be 50% above or below the reported mean cost
^aCMS—Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services; https://www.cms.gov/
^b https://www.premierinc.com/wpdm-package/research/

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