After Alexanderâs death his Empire was divided among his four generals (known in Latin as the Diadochi, the name by which they are still referenced, from the Greek, Diadokhoi, meaning successors): Lysimachus, Cassander, Ptolemy and Seleucus.
It is generally recognized that POCT is more expensive on a unit cost basis than central laboratory testing. In the case of the Biosite D-dimer, the unit cost, including reagents, labor, quality control, and calibration, is approximately $23.92 per test. The VIDAS D-dimer cost is approximately $20.92 per test, including labor, supplies, and specimen processing.
According to a report by the March of Dimes, the average cost of childbirth is over $3,000 higher for a Cesarean delivery than a vaginal delivery. This cost difference is not passed on to the insured consumer, however, as the difference in out-of-pocket costs between the two types of deliveries was only about $60.ccording to a report by the March of Dimes, the average cost of childbirth is over $3,000 higher for a Cesarean delivery than a vaginal delivery. This cost difference is not passed on to the insured consumer, however, as the difference in out-of-pocket costs between the two types of deliveries was only about $60.