Table S1.
Unit cost data for medical consultations, hospitalizations, tests, procedures, and surgeries
| Description | Unit cost (US$) | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| Medical consultation charges | ||
| Primary care physician visits | 40.41 | 10-minute consultation for an established patient |
| Specialist visits | 102.10 | 30-minute consultation |
| Emergency room visits | 353.57 | Presenting with a problem of moderate severity |
| Outpatient visits | 91.64 | 30-minute consultation for an established patient |
| Charges for hospitalizations | ||
| Inpatient visits: general care | 2501.90 | Mean length of stay: 3.5 days |
| Inpatient visits: intermediate care | 6271.83 | Mean length of stay: 5.1 days |
| Charges for surgeries | ||
| Gastric ulcer surgery | 1443.20 | Stomach, esophageal, and duodenal procedures without CC/MCC |
| Charges for tests/procedures | ||
| Blood sample for laboratory tests | 3.39 | |
| Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy | 254.72 | Requires moderate sedation (with anesthesiologist cost is US$471.19) |
| Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy with biopsy | 309.56 | Requires moderate sedation (with anesthesiologist cost is US$562.11) |
| Radiologic examination | 99.58 | |
| Upper abdominal ultrasound | 231.27 | |
| 24-hour pH monitoring | 167.05 | |
| Esophageal motility study/esophageal manometry | 211.42 | |
| Bernstein test (acid perfusion test) | 122.67 | |
| Resting ECG | 12.27 | |
| Exercise ECG | 76.49 | |
| X-ray | 158.39 | |
| 24-hour Holter monitor (ambulatory ECG) | 80.10 | |
| Abdominal MRI | 289.72 | |
| Breath hydrogen | 62.42 | |
| Electrogastrogram | 26.70 | Professional component only |
| Gastric emptying scan | 248.95 | |
| HIDA scan | 294.77 | Hepatobiliary ductal system imaging, including gallbladder, with or without pharmacologic intervention, with or without quantitative measurement of gallbladder function |
| Pill cam | 611.54 | Capsule endoscopy |
| Pulmonary function test (spirometry) | 31.75 | |
| Sleep study: unattended | 195.91 | |
| Sleep study: attended | 406.61 | |
| Small bowel enteroscopy | 154.06 | Requires moderate sedation (with anesthesiologist cost is US$442.69) |
| Stretta procedure | 318.94 | Requires moderate sedation (with anesthesiologist cost is US$1198.55) |
| Echocardiogram | 101.02 | |
| Stool culture | 13.51 | Stool, aerobic, additional pathogens, isolation, and presumptive identification of isolates |
| Dilatation of stricture | 513.04 | Requires moderate sedation |
Abbreviations: CC/MCC, complications and comorbidities/major complications and comorbidities; ECG, electrocardiogram; HIDA, hepatobiliary iminodiacetic acid; MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.