Table 8.

Sample Sizes Used for Development of Annual Claim Costs by Stage

Modeled stage	Patients, N	Distribution, %
A	1593	27
B	601	10
C	3696	63
Total above	5890	100
Patients not staged	5746	N/A

N/A indicates.

Source: Authors' analysis of Medicare 5% claims data, 2008–2012.