Table 3.

Annual Direct Costs of UC in the United States

	Mean (SD)	Median (interquartile range)
Inpatient costs
Surgical	807 (7,255)	0 (0, 0)
Medical	1,099 (9,062)	0 (0, 0)
Total inpatient costs	1,906 (12,674)	0 (0, 0)
Outpatient costs
Emergency Department	44 (569)	0 (−31, 19)
Office	244 (709)	130 (−81, 424)
GI Endoscopy	306 (463)	204 (0, 471)
Lab, Pathology	283 (708)	150 (5, 390)
Radiology	165 (1,105)	0 (−118, 226)
Other outpatient services	727 (7,785)	58 (−313, 801)
Total outpatient costs	1,768 (8,827)	782 (−202, 2,373)
Outpatient medication costs	1,393 (3,115)	696 (1, 2,008)
Overall Total Cost	5,066 (17,928)	1,963 (68, 5,278)

^*Costs reported in $USD per patient-year, determined during the period between January 1, 2003 and December 31, 2004