Abstract
Objective: To guide both the hospital management and the health policymakers who play a role in the management process of their disease by analysing the costs of the patients receiving inpatient treatment in Düzce University Health Application and Research Center (Hospital - DUHARH) due to coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from the perspective of the Social Security Institution (SSI).
 Material and Method: The study covers 582 patients who received inpatient treatment in intensive care and other clinics in March/2020-December/2020 due to COVID-19 disease in DUHARH. In the study, all sample unselected populations were included. Retrospectively obtained data were analysed using bottom-up, document analysis, and multivariate regression analysis. 
 Results: It was determined that 60% of the 582 patients studied were male (350 people), 40% female (232 people) and that the average hospitalization period was 5.7 days, 23% (134 people) in the Pandemic Intensive Care Unit and 77% (448 people) in other pandemic services. The total amount invoiced to SSI by the hospital was 7.378.695,00 TRY ($ 1,052,595). It was determined that 79% of this was the intervention cost and the average daily hospitalization cost per patient was ± 2,099.80 TRY ($ 299.54). Besides, since gender discrimination is male, elderly patients are hospitalized in intensive care. The hospitalization period is P
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