Table 2.

Average Annual Cost to Medicare for Breast Screening and Treatment ($2009 USD) during 2006–7

		Age Group (number beneficiariesa)
		66–74 8.04 M	75–84 5.84 M	85–100 2.87 M	All Ages
Screening Costb	Cost Per Beneficiary	$56	$40	$13	$ 724 M
	Total Cost	$ 448 M	$ 236 M	$ 39.2 M
Work-Up Costc	Cost Per Beneficiary	$28	$20	$8	$ 359 M
	Total Cost	$ 223 M	$ 114 M	$ 22.2 M
Screening-Related = Screening + Work-Up Cost	Cost Per Beneficiary	$84	$60	$21	$ 1.08 B
	Total Cost	$ 671 M	$ 350 M	$ 60 M
Treatment Cost	Number Diagnosed with Breast Cancer	40,607	29,388	10,617	$ 1.36 B
	Total Cost	$ 864 M	$ 377 M	$ 122 M

^aNumber of national fee for service Medicare beneficiaries

^bIncludes cost for screening mammography (digital and film) and screening computer aided detection.

^cIncludes cost for diagnostic mammography (digital and film), diagnostic computer aided detection, breast and related imaging and biopsy.