Table 2.

Medical costs of hepatitis B-associated illnesses and vaccination costs

Costs	Estimate ($ per person)	Source
Annual medical costsa
Acute infectionb (one-time costs)
Nonhospitalized	309	52
Hospitalized	9,173	52
Fulminant	17,407	52
Chronic carrier	1,003	36
Compensated cirrhosis	5,666	36
Decompensated cirrhosis	29,800	36
Hepatocellular carcinoma	26,425	36
Liver transplantation
First year	328,407	36
Follow-up years	31,681	36
HBV-unrelated medical expenditure	2,416	53
Costs of vaccination program
Recruiting	42	Estimated
Blood drawing	15	Estimated
Vaccine administering	13	Estimated
Serologic test cost	34	Estimated
Supply cost	8	Estimated
Payment per visit	15	Estimated
Vaccine	10–55 per dose	Estimated

^aAll medical costs are expressed in 2003 U.S. dollars.

^bOnly medical costs for acute infection are one-time costs.