Table 2.

Allowed Per-Patient Per-Month Cost of CKD

CKD severity stage	Medicare allowed PPPM cost, $		Commercial allowed PPPM cost, $
	with hyperkalemia	without hyperkalemia	with hyperkalemia	without hyperkalemia
Stage I	4896	1509	5544	1508
Stage II	4571	1513	6052	1696
Stage III	4552	1842	6658	2488
Stage IV	5043	2525	6843	3703
Stage V	5491	2819	6442	3392
Unknown stage	5803	2450	11,332	3395
All patients with CKDa	4945	2137	7247	2879

^aPPPM cost in the hyperkalemia and nonhyperkalemia populations after adjusting for CKD severity.

CKD indicates chronic kidney disease; PPPM, per-patient per-month.

Source: Milliman's analysis of 2014 Medicare 5% sample data and MarketScan medical claims data.