Table 4. Total medical costs per admission (1,000 KRW).

Year	Tertiary hospital	General hospital	Hospital	Total		Total (inflation-adjusted)*
	Median	Median	Median	Median	IQR	Median	IQR
2011	1,387	1,332	1,023	1,368	1,151–1,676	1,523	1,281–1,865
2012	1,393	1,345	1,200	1,379	1,184–1,703	1,502	1,290–1,855
2013	1,387	1,378	1,149	1,384	1,171–1,727	1,488	1,259–1,857
2014	1,471	1,486	1,134	1,473	1,234–1,825	1,564	1,310–1,937
2015	1,582	1,709	1,325	1,612	1,369–1,960	1,699	1,443–2,066
2016	1,657	1,771	1,445	1,686	1,442–2,013	1,760	1,505–2,102
2017	2,061	2,182	1,788	2,102	1,786–2,499	2,153	1,829–2,559
2018	2,357	2,503	1,900	2,393	2,051–2,854	2,415	2,070–2,880
2019	2,577	2,793	2,033	2,624	2,281–3,105	2,638	2,293–3,122
2020	2,694	2,848	2,124	2,742	2,378–3,223	2,742	2,378–3,223
2021	2,800	2,906	2,048	2,828	2,456–3,341	2,759	2,396–3,260

Two cases with a cost of zero were excluded in 2012 and 2014.

IQR = interquartile range (Q1–Q3).

^*Costs adjusted for inflation to 2020-KRW values using the South Korea Consumer Price Index.