Table 5.
Average 12-Month per-Patient Allowed Costs, by Stage
| First 12 months after diagnosis | Second 12 months after diagnosis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disease stage | Patients at index diagnosis date, N | Average per-patient costs in initial 12 months, $ | Patients with index diagnosis and coverage at start of second 12 months, N | Average per-patient costs in second 12 months, $ |
| 0 | 2300 | 60,637 | 1917 | 13,523 |
| I/II | 4425 | 82,121 | 3572 | 18,514 |
| III | 1134 | 129,387 | 952 | 35,801 |
| IV | 501 | 134,682 | 346 | 69,464 |
| All patients | 8360 | 85,772 | 6787 | 22,127 |
Source: Milliman's Analysis of Truven MarketScan commercial claims database for 2009–2012.