Table 2. Average Annual Direct Medical and Non-Medical Costs Per Patient With Chronic Hepatitis B Infection Based on Various Stages of the Disease, 2013 a,b.
Type of Service | CHB, USD | Percentage | CC, USD | Percentage | DC, USD | Percentage | HCC, USD | Percentage |
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Direct medical costs | ||||||||
Visits to the doctor | 49 ± 7.23 | 8 | 49 ± 7.23 | 5 | 99 ± 37.09 | 2 | 391 ± 96.42 | 4 |
Tests | 342 ± 13.81 | 52 | 354 ± 9.25 | 36 | 403 ± 9.6 | 10 | 536 ± 30.43 | 5 |
Diagnostic services | 82 ± 24.17 | 12 | 124 ± 31.41 | 13 | 1060 ± 171.66 | 25 | 2,195 ± 198.39 | 22 |
Drug | 188 ± 141.07 | 28 | 455 ± 286.21 | 46 | 1554 ± 915 | 37 | 4,418 ± 797 | 44 |
Hoteling | - | - | - | - | 1063 ± 580.42 | 26 | 1,417 ± 601.12 | 14 |
Other health services | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1,116 ± 470.50 | 11 |
Total | 662 | 982 | 4179 | 10072 | ||||
Direct non-medical costs | ||||||||
Transportation | 96 ± 39.52 | 47 | 96 ± 39.52 | 47 | 288 ± 73.88 | 20 | 288 ± 73.88 | 20 |
Meals | 36 ± 16.23 | 18 | 36 ± 16.23 | 18 | 378 ± 101.28 | 27 | 378 ± 101.28 | 27 |
Accommodation | 72 ± 33.88 | 35 | 72 ± 33.88 | 35 | 756± 192.07 | 53 | 756 ± 192.07 | 53 |
Total | 204 | 100 | 204 | 100 | 1422 | 100 | 1422 | 100 |
Total costs | 866 | 1186 | - | 5600 | - | 11494 | - |
a Abbreviations: CC, compensated cirrhosis; CHB, chronic hepatitis B infection, DC; decompensated cirrhosis; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; USD, the united States dollar.
b Data are presented as mean ± SD.