Table 3.

Estimated Costs Associated With Hospitalizations That Included Potential Constipation-Related Conditions and Drugs to Treat Constipation (DTCs) During Follow-up Among Residents With Chronic Constipation (Medicare Cohort)

	Total Costs ($)	Cost ($) per Resident-Month
DTC	73,601,109	15.20
Hospitalizations with constipation-related conditions	210,096,717	43.40
DTC + hospitalizations with constipation-related conditions	283,697,826	58.60
All-cause hospitalizations	1,722,027,478	355.50

Costs of hospitalizations based on reimbursement dollar amount documented in Medicare Part A claims. Cost of DTC was based on gross cost for each drug product in Medicare Part D claims.