Table 3.

Summary of the economic costs attributed to CVD in the United States (US $billion)

Year		2010a	2014b
Direct costs	Hospital, inpatientc	98.0	107.3
	Hospital, emergencyd	8.7	9.6
	Hospital, outpatiente	42.2	46.4
	Home healthcare	11.7	12.9
	Prescribed medicines	32.8	36.1
	Total direct	193.4	212.7
Indirect costs	Lost productivity/mortality	122.0	134.2
Total CVD costs		315.4	346.9

^aAdapted from Go et al. (44, Table 24-1).

^bCurrent dollars based on monetary adjustments according to the healthcare category of the US Department of Labor's Health Care Consumer Price Index.

^cRefers to room and board, and all diagnostic and laboratory costs.

^dRefers to diagnostic and laboratory costs.

^eIncludes office-based provider visits, laboratory costs, and visits to medical providers.