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. 2011 Nov 10;11:305. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-11-305

Table 3.

Cumulative cost of medical-care services among patients with lung cancer receiving chemotherapy

Mean (USD)(%)
n = 4068
Inpatient
 Acute hospital 24,619 19.6%
Outpatient Services*
 Emergency Room 802 0.6%
 Physician Office/Hospital Outpatient
  Evaluation and Management 2,436 1.9%
  Laboratory 1,227 1.0%
  Radiology Diagnostic 6,881 5.5%
  Radiology Therapeutic 6,054 4.8%
  Nuclear Medicine 838 0.7%
  All Surgery/Anesthesia 1,654 1.3%
  Blood & Transfusion 144 0.1%
  Physical & Occupational Therapy 143 0.1%
  Medical & Surgical Supplies 697 0.6%
  Chemo administration 2,054 1.6%
  Mental health-care 25 0.0%
  Other 14,274 11.3%
  Subtotal 36,426 28.9%
 Home Health/Hospice/Skilled Nursing 1,531 1.2%
 Other 4,291 3.4%
 Total 43,050 34.2%
Medication
 Chemotherapy 27,924 22.2%
 G-CSF 2,968 2.4%
 ESAs 4,526 3.6%
 Pain, sedatives, antidepressants 1,693 1.3%
 Anti-infectives 345 0.3%
 Anti-emetics 2,500 2.0%
 Bisphosphonates 1,133 0.9%
 Biologics 2,783 2.2%
 Gastrointestinal 536 0.4%
 Electrolytes, Caloric, Water 58 0.0%
 Cardiovascular 606 0.5%
 Blood products & Anticoagulants 976 0.8%
 Other 12,132 9.6%
  Total 58,179 46.2%
TOTAL 125,849 100.0%

*Other than medication administration