Table 2

Average baseline per patient costs of hip, knee and spine surgery in 2009 values^*^†

Cost	Primary THA	Primary TKA	Primary spinal decompression	Primary spinal fusion
Acute surgical cost
Operating room	6 042	5 103	1 874	8 799
Nursing	4 109	3 962	1 000	3 227
Medical imaging	147	147	155	434
Laboratories	381	293	89	141
Pharmacy	781	778	260	745
Allied health	645	676	399	265
Total acute surgical costs	12 105	10 959	3 777	13 611
Postdischarge rehabilitation	2 534	2 534	NA^§	NA^§
Revision cost per patient^‡	144	857	195	1 932
Revision rate at 2 years, %	1.05	8.33	21.4	16.67
Revision cost^†	13 714	10 288	911	11 590
Total per-patient cost	14 783	14 350	3 972	15 543

NA = not applicable; THA = total hip arthroplasty; TKA = total knee arthroplasty.
↵* Unless otherwise indicated.
↵† Costs expressed in Canadian dollars and discounted at a 3% annualized rate.
↵‡ Revision cost includes any necessary diagnostic imaging (radiography or magnetic resonance imaging), perioperative and postdischarge rehabilitation costs.
↵§ All spine patients were discharged home with instructions for home exercise.