CostingCase Cost Module

Know your base rate. Price every DRG.

Turn hospital cost data and grouped episodes into a base rate and an accurate cost per DRG, for budgeting, tariffs and benchmarking.

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Base rateHospital or national
Cost per DRGEvery case group
ReportsBudget-ready
1,284DRGs costed
Step-down & ABCCosting methods
Hospital costing · FY2026Base rateDRGs
Base rate
RM 0
▲ 4.2% vs last year
Cost by department
WardsTheatreICUPharmacyLab & imaging
DRGCost per DRG
K-4-18-IAppendicectomyRM 0
J-4-10-IIPneumoniaRM 0
I-1-20-IIIHip replacementRM 0
O-6-10-INormal deliveryRM 0
Trusted by leading hospitals and national schemes
How it works

From hospital costs to cost per DRG.

The module follows established Casemix costing methods, from raw cost data to a price for every group.

01

Collect cost data

Bring in hospital expenditure and activity data from finance and departments.

ExpenditureWorkload
02

Allocate costs

Distribute overheads to patient-care departments using step-down or activity-based costing.

Step-downActivity-based
03

Calculate base rate

Divide total case cost by the hospital's total casemix from grouped episodes.

Grouper dataCasemix index
04

Cost every DRG

Get an accurate cost for every DRG, ready for budgeting and tariffs.

Cost per DRGReports
Try it

See how a base rate is calculated.

Enter a total cost and casemix to see the base rate, and what it means for a few example DRGs.

A simplified illustration. The module handles full cost allocation, data validation and reporting.
Base rateRM 3,000
K-4-18-IRM 2,340
J-4-10-IIRM 3,360
I-1-20-IIIRM 10,350
What it's used for

Better decisions, backed by real costs.

Hospital budgeting

Forecast budgets from expected case mix instead of last year’s spending.

Tariff & payment setting

Set fair, evidence-based DRG tariffs for payers and national schemes.

Benchmarking

Compare cost per DRG across hospitals, departments and years.

Efficiency review

Spot high-cost groups and departments to target for improvement.

FAQ

Costing questions.

Planning a costing study? Our consultants can help.

Costing consultancy

The base rate is the average cost of treating one standard case in your hospital or system. It is derived from your total case-related cost and the casemix of cases you treat.

The module combines your base rate with the resource use of each DRG, so groups that need more care are costed higher. Our team walks you through the method during implementation.

Hospital cost data (from finance), activity and workload statistics, and grouped episodes from the Web or Batch Grouper. Our team helps you prepare and map the data.

Step-down costing and activity-based costing, including clinical pathway costing. These are also covered in our cost analysis training.

Yes. The module supports single hospitals, hospital groups and national or payer-level costing studies.