Table 6. Overseas Costs Incurred with Overseas TB Screening and Treatment Programs in Foreign-Born Student-Visa Applicants.

Parameter	India (N = 29,981)	China (N = 58,015)	Germany (N = 2,795)
	Overseas screening and treatment	Overseas screening and treatment	Overseas screening and treatment
Initial screening	$478,197	$3,187,344	$203,839
Sputum smears and cultures	$91,933	$339,052	$2,614
TB treatment A	$12,679	$54,018	$0
Student’s opportunity costs	$315,731	$1,489,520	$290,631
Total overseas costs	$898,540	$5,069,934	$497,084

TB = Tuberculosis;

A-Includes supervision of treatment by panel physician, medications, and hospitalization costs