Table 1.

Cost calculation

Health service category	Measurement unit	Categories/subgroups analysed separately	Unit cost (range) in Euros	Source
Anthroposophic therapies	Therapy session	Eurythmy, art, rhythmical massage	19.9–32.2	Health insurance company data
Anthroposophic medication	Daily dose	Price groups (51)	0.1–5.2	Manufacturer’s price lists
Non-anthroposophic complementary therapies	Euro (out-of-pocket expenditures)		Not applicable
Physician visit	Visit	Specialist categories (12)	12.3–28.6	[40]
Dentist visit	Visit	(excluding dental prosthesis)	62.4	[34]
Psychotherapy	Therapy session		56.1	[36]
Diagnostic investigation	Investigation	X-rays, computer tomography scans, nuclear magnetic resonance imaging, scintigrams	17.4–200.3	[36]
Non-anthroposophic medication	Daily dose	Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification Index groups (86)	0.1–37.1	[41]
Physiotherapy	Therapy session	Remedial gymnastics, exercise therapy, massage, fango packs, aerothermotherapy, other	5.7–13.7	[37]
Occupational therapy	Therapy session		24.9	[38]
Inpatient hospitalisation	Day	German Federal states (16)	271.0–411.0	[39]
Inpatient rehabilitation	Day		58.0	Health insurance company data
Sick-leave, early retirement, mortality	Day	Days 1–42 vs days > 42/self-employed, civil servants, salaried employees, wage earners, unemployed/males vs females	41.5–113.1	[35]