Table 3.

Hypertension-related hospitalization costs* reimbursed by PhilHealth

Cost Categories	All HTN-Related Diagnoses	Essential or Secondary HTN	Hypertensive Heart and/or Renal Disease	Other Definite Consequences of Untreated HTN	Other Possible Consequences of Untreated HTN
Total Costs Reimbursed
Total	55629906	13266422	8504060	33109546	749878
Median	74	57	68	130	84
Interquartile range	(47, 136)	(40, 81)	(44, 112)	(72, 252)	(52, 151)
Room & board
Total	12144111	3490435	1903868	6598794	151013
Median	17	15	17	29	17
Interquartile range	(11, 31)	(9, 24)	(10, 30)	(16, 51)	(11, 31)
Medicines
Total	18891088	3743671	2812965	12060518	273935
Median	20	12	19	40	25
Interquartile range	(8, 49)	(6, 26)	(7, 37)	(15, 99)	(10, 58)
Laboratory
Total	15981484	4045645	2464490	9247897	223452
Median	26	17	20	36	32
Interquartile range	(14, 36)	(9, 32)	(12, 36)	(18, 76)	(15, 42)
Operating room
Total	741670	86718	151197	494819	8937
Median	0	0	0	0	0
Interquartile range	(0, 0)	(0, 0)	(0, 0)	(0, 0)	(0, 0)
Professional fee
Total	5205156	1530813	867739	2743100	63505
Median	9	7	9	11	10
Interquartile range	(6, 14)	(5, 11)	(6, 13)	(6, 20)	(5, 15)

* in 2005 US$, using mid-year exchange rates and adjusted for inflation; HTN = hypertension