Table 1.
Intervention | Cost (in 2011 U.S. Dollars)* | |
---|---|---|
Hospital admission 17 | $17,591.07 | |
Outpatient incision & drainage 20 | $2,130.96 | |
Emergency department visit 18 | $754.84 | |
Antibiotics 34 | Bacitracin ointment | $5.23/tube |
Mupirocin ointment | $0.31/25gm | |
Cephalexin 500mg capsules | $0.11/capsule | |
Ciprofloxacin 500mg tablets | $0.15/tablet | |
Clindamycin 300mg capsules | $0.20/capsule | |
Clindamycin 150mg capsules | $0.07/capsule | |
Doxycycline 100mg capsules | $0.04/capsule | |
Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole double-strength tablets | $0.04/tablet | |
Clindamycin 600mg IV solution | $2.24/600mg |
All costs were discounted to 2011 U.S. dollars using National Medical Consumer Price Index (MCPI) inflation rates20