Table 2. . Healthcare costs in patients with vaginitis during the 6 months following diagnosis among matched RT-PCR versus No Test subcohorts.

Utilization category	RT-PCR n = 1946	No Test n = 1946	p-value
Outpatient prescription
Mean (SD)	$1686 ($6639)	$1319 ($5898)	0.9805
Median	$163	$167
Physician office visits
Mean (SD)	$725 ($1071)	$779 ($1301)	0.0749
Median	$397	$435
ER visits
Mean (SD)	$278 ($1044)	$315 ($1290)	0.9660
Median	$0	$0
Other medical services
Mean (SD)	$1961 ($9244)	$2973 ($11,685)	<0.0001
Median	$219	$346
Outpatient
Mean (SD)	$2964 ($9666)	$4067 ($12,341)	<0.0001
Median	$845	$1120
Total Healthcare (medical + pharmacy)
Mean (SD)	$5607 ($15,122)	$6680 ($20,751)	0.0023
Median	$1363	$1675

ER: Emergency room; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR: Real time-PCR; SD: Standard deviation.