Table 3. . Healthcare costs in patients with vaginitis during the 6 months following diagnosis among matched reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) versus Other PCR subcohorts.
| Utilization category | RT-PCR n = 1946 |
Other PCR test n = 1946 |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Outpatient prescription | |||
| Mean (SD) | $1686 ($6639) | $1903 ($21,640) | 0.6568 |
| Median | $163 | $180 | |
| Physician office visits | |||
| Mean (SD) | $725 ($1071) | $751 ($1082) | 0.3222 |
| Median | $397 | $429 | |
| ER visits | |||
| Mean (SD) | $278 ($1044) | $325 ($1217) | 0.3048 |
| Median | $0 | $0 | |
| Other medical services | |||
| Mean (SD) | $1961 ($9244) | $2099 ($6475) | 0.0002 |
| Median | $219 | $310 | |
| Outpatient | |||
| Mean (SD) | $2964 ($9666) | $3174 ($7113) | 0.0110 |
| Median | $845 | $1033 | |
| Total Healthcare (medical + pharmacy) | |||
| Mean (SD) | $5607 ($15,122) | $5773 ($25,112) | 0.3057 |
| Median | $1363 | $1560 | |
ER: Emergency room; PCR: Polymerase chain reaction; RT-PCR: Real time-PCR; SD: Standard deviation.