Cost Estimate Methodologies.

1HSU = Health services utilization. Cost per service based on Medicare Fee Schedules.
2Direct medical costs include those directly related to services provided, such as inpatient stay, outpatient office visits, laboratory and radiographic testing.
3Indirect medical costs include facility operating costs, such as building costs, electricity costs, and costs of equipment.
4“All” indicates that all direct medical costs, including those that may not be related to a diagnosis of post-partum breast abscess were included in the estimate of cost. “Potentially relevant” indicates that only direct medical costs related to potentially relevant services (such as visits to internal medicine, obstetrics, infectious diseases, and radiology) were included in the estimate of cost. “Disease-attributable” indicates that only services attributable to the diagnosis of post-partum breast abscess were included in the estimate of cost.