TABLE 2—

Cost per Visit, by Year, for Dental-Related Emergency Department Visits at Boston Medical Center: Boston, MA, 2007–2012

Variable	Mean 2007, 2008, 2009, $	2010, $	% Change From 2007, 2008, 2009	2011, $	% Change From 2007, 2008, 2009
Total	1514	1615	+7	1921	+27
Gender
Female	1626	1696	+4	2002	+23
Male	1393	1519	+9	1831	+31
Age group, y
21–34	1148	1219	+6	1360	+18
35–44	1460	1538	+5	1799	+23
45–54	1780	1869	+5	2159	+21
55–64	1993	2001	+0.4	2550	+28
≥ 65	2785	3197	+15	3496	+26
Race/ethnicity
Black	1434	1545	+8	1741	+21
Hispanic	1572	1722	+10	2084	+33
Other	1494	1618	+8.5	1688	+13
White	1672	1705	+2	2350	+41
Insurance
Charity	1145	1175	+3	1549	+35
Commercial/private	1716	1865	+9	2284	+33
Medicaid/Masshealth	1445	1499	+4	1739	+20
Medicare	2004	2116	+6	2626	+31
Missing	1182	1684	+42	1684	+42
Other	1477	1469	−0.5	2210	+50
Diagnosis group
Broken tooth	1632	2218	+36	1844	+13
Caries	1107	1130	+2	1023	−8
Cellulitis/osteomyelitis	2055	2266	+10	2711	+32
Headache	2105	2161	+4	2712	+29
Other inflammation/infection	3396	3584	+6	3722	+10
Other tooth related problems	895	1824	+104	1766	+97
Periodontal disorders	590	627	+6	713	+21
Pulpal pathology	886	1002	+13	990	+12
Soft tissue pathology	1206	1804	+50	1759	+46
Totala	8 409 129	9 101 477	+8	12 137 027	+44

^aMean cost per patient * number of visits.