Table 6. Reports of Healthcare Costs.
| Costs of PT Mean (SD) | Prescription Medication Mean (SD) | Physician Office Visit Mean (SD) | Imaging Procedures Mean (SD) | Surgical/ Injection Procedures Mean (SD) | Inpatient Nonsurgical Procedures Mean (SD) | Inpatient costs Mean (SD) | Total LBP Costs Mean (SD) | Other LBP-Related Costs | Non-LBP Healthcare Costs Mean (SD) | Subsequent Healthcare Costs Mean (SD) | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | A | NA | |
| Fritz et al[37] 2007† | $846* ($449) | $885* ($523) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| Fritz et al[38] 2008‡ | $562* ($269) | $729* ($345) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | $1692 ($7683) | $2829 ($21,728) |
| Fritz et al[15] 2012§ | NR | NR | $76 ($10) | $99 ($10) | $296* ($41) | $357* ($10) | $513 ($47) | $701 ($52) | $1,445 ($486) | $1,966 ($229) | $162 ($90) | $143 ($38) | NR | NR | $3,609* ($533) | $4,946* ($277) | $1091* ($89) | $1652* ($53) | $7,255 ($1156) | $7,511 ($402) | NR | NR |
| Childs et al[17] 2015¶ | NR | NR | $886* ($20) | $1,234*($20) | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | $11,640 ($300) | $11,293 ($249) | $2,427* ($30) | $2,734* ($27) | NR | NR | $9,285 ($90) | $9,157 ($74) | NR | NR |
† Costs of PT were related to an episode of care
‡ Costs of PT were related to an episode of care and subsequent healthcare costs were observed in the year after the episode
§ cost measures were observed during the 18-month period following the index primary care visit
¶ cost measures were observed during the 2-year follow-up period
*Denotes a significant difference
NR–Not reported; A–guideline adherent; NA-Non guideline adherent; figures have been rounded to the nearest dollar; SD- Standard Deviation