Table 2.
Mean Annualized Costs (and 95% Confidence Interval) of HIV Care by CD4 Stratum and Cost Category – 3 Sites
| CD4 Stratum (cells/mm3) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ≤ 50 | 51–200 | 201–350 | 351–500 | >500 | |
| ARV Costs | $9,360 (8,234 – 10,485)* | $11,813 (11,127 – 12,499) | $11,769 (11,214– 12,324) | $11,126 (10,599 – 11,654)* | $12,313 (11,911– 12,714) |
| OI Prophylaxis Costs | $1,214 (1,037 – 1,391)* | $638 (554 – 723)* | $135 (99 – 171)* | $49 (33 – 64)* | $30 (21– 38) |
| Inpatient Costs | $24,730 (18,414– 31,045)* | $9,626 (7,561 – 11,692)* | $4,372 (3,520 – 5,225)* | $2,470 (1,698 – 3,242)* | $1,071 (771– 1,371) |
| Outpatient Costs | $689 (595 – 783) | $634 (588 – 680)* | $551 (522 – 579)* | $492 (468 – 516)* | $459 (440 – 477) |
| CD4 Test Costs | $145 (130 – 159) | $149 (141 – 156) | $139 (133 – 145)* | $128 (124 – 133)* | $121 (118 – 124) |
| HIV-1 RNA Test Costs | $362 (325 – 398) | $373 (354 – 393)* | $346 (330 – 362)* | $315 (305 – 326)* | $301 (293 – 310) |
| ED Costs | $998 (333 – 1,664) | $450 (372 – 528)* | $259 (221 – 297)* | $191 (159 – 223)* | $139 (119 – 159) |
| Non-HIV Medications | $2,020 (1,675, 2,366) | $1,961 (1,754 – 2,167) | $1,811 (1,658 --1964) | $1,843 (1,697– 1,989)* | $2,055 (1,915 – 2196) |
| Genotype Test Costs | $220 (176 – 265)* | $153 (131 – 176)* | $83 (69 – 97)* | $55 (44 – 67)* | $25 (18 – 32) |
| Phenotype Test Costs | $58 (22 – 94) | $37 (20 – 54)* | $10 (3 – 16) | $4 (0.6 – 8) | $3 (−0.1 – 6) |
| Total Costs | $40,678 (33,566 – 47,789)* | $26,011 (23,730–28,292)* | $19,565 (18,472–20,658)* | $16,859 (15,798–17,920) | $16,614 (16,052–17,177) |
| N | 226 | 623 | 945 | 1034 | 1430 |
*
Mean is significantly different from next higher CD4 category (p<.05).