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.
In most plans, that ranges from about $1,500 to $3,000. According to a study by the March of Dimes Foundation , the average out-of-pocket cost for a vaginal delivery for privately insured patients was $463 and for a C-section, $523. Usually, the baby receives a separate bill, which typically ranges from $1,500 to $4,000 for a healthy baby delivered at term.