Ready reckoner 2009 of acute hospital inpatient and daycase activity and costs (summarised by DRG) relating to 2007 costs and activity. Version 2.

摘要

Relative Values (RVs)udRVs refer to cost relativities between DRGs. It is an expression of how costly an individualudDRG is, relative to the average cost for all DRGs. An average DRG has therefore an RV ofud1 - a less costly DRG would have an RV of less than 1 and the RV of a more costly DRGudwould be greater than 1.udThe national average Inpatient 'Base Price' is €5,030 for an RV I CMU of 1. Anuduncomplicated appendectomy G07B has an RV of 0.99 - it consumes 0.99 CasemixudUnits (CMUs) of treatment and costs €4,984. A heart transplant has an RV of 32.14 (itudconsumes 32.14 Casemix Units) and costs €161 ,651.