Marginal Cost elements

Robotic Surgery

Non-Robotic Surgery

OR Costs

Itemised costs for each patient

· all consumable costs associated with the surgery;

· robotic surgery instrument costs;

· operating theatre staffing costs (Surginet based on staffing compliment for each patient/staff awards/VMO costs and time in theatre)

OR cost bucket in the ABM portal.

This includes average cost of all Goods & Services (excluding Prosthesis), Salary and Wages and VMO Payments for Operating Theatre cost centres.

Per diem nursing, medical, ward costs, non-clinical costs (statistical estimate of the median per diem costs from 3 years pool data from the ABM portal). These costs outside the OR are considered to be identical on a per diem basis. LOS differences for each separation will be the key driver of difference in marginal costs between RS§ and Non-RS.

Nursing Costs

Average cost of Nursing Salary and Wages in Clinical Service or Ward cost centres (ABM Portal)

Medical Costs

Average cost of all Medical Salary and Wages and VMO Payments in Clinical Service or Ward cost centres

Ward Costs

Average cost of all Goods & Services (excluding Pathology, Imaging, Pharmacy and Prosthesis) for Clinical Service or Ward cost centres

Non Clinical

Average amount of non-clinical costs including hotel and administrative costs, non-clinical salaries and wages