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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2018 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: Am J Prev Med. 2018 Feb 1;54(4):552–558. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2017.12.016

Table 2.

Number of Visits and Tests Performed at the Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD) Clinic in 2015

Clinic Characteristic N
Total number of days opena 149
Total number of hours opena 596
Total number of visits 2,153
Total number of visits where insurance was used 595
Total number of tests performed (number billed to insurance)
 HIV 1,885 (534)
 RPR 1,957 (568)
 Gonorrhea (Urine) 2,049 (582)
 Chlamydia (Urine) 2,048 (582)
 Gonorrhea (Oral) 1,238 (389)
 Chlamydia (Oral) 1,238 (389)
 Gonorrhea (Rectal) 707 (235)
 Chlamydia (Rectal) 706 (234)
Total number of positive testsb
 Syphilis 73
 Gonorrhea (at least one site) 125
 Chlamydia (at least one site) 231
Total income generated from testing onlyc $83,576
Total income generated from testing and treatmentc $86,271
Total income generated from testing, treatment, and provider timec $103,526
a

Based on operating hours of the STD Clinic (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 12:30PM-3:30PM), holidays excluded, plus an additional hour for administrative tasks.

b

For the purposes of this analysis, it was assumed all people with a positive syphilis test were treated with one intramuscular penicillin G benzathine (Bicillin L-A®) injection, individuals with a positive chlamydia test were treated with azithromycin 1 gram orally once, and individuals with a positive gonorrhea test were treated with ceftriaxone 250mg intramuscularly once and azithromycin 1 gram orally once.

c

Based on visits where insurance was used to bill (Appendix Table 2 provides Medicaid income estimates). Actual clinic only billed for laboratory testing but not for treatment and provider time. Reimbursement rates were based on the Medicaid fee schedule, a low estimate.

RPR, rapid plasma reagin test