Table 3 .
The distribution of direct healthcare costs paid by the county councils and other authorities (excluding patient copayments) among MS patients, by main diagnosis group, based on diagnoses for specialized in- and outpatient healthcare use, registered in the National Patient Register from the National Board of Health and Welfare
| ICD-10 chapters for diagnoses during specialized healthcare use | All MS patients (n = 14,077) |
Men (n = 4130) |
Women (n = 9947) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total cost SEK |
Mean cost (95% CI) SEK |
Mean cost (95% CI) SEK |
|
| 01. Certain infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99) | 1,087,9135 | 904 (662; 1146) | 718 (425; 1011) |
| 02. Neoplasms (C00–D48) | 17,267,429 | 1072 (649; 1495) | 1291 (870; 1712) |
| 03. Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and certain disorders involving the immune mechanism (D50–D89) | 1,153,613 | 27 (−2; 56) | 105 (57; 153)* |
| 04. Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E90) | 5,299,977 | 287 (175; 398) | 414 (320; 508) |
| 05. Mental and behavioral disorders (F00–F99) | 24,864,113 | 2942 (1140; 4743) | 1278 (681; 1875) |
| 06. Diseases of the nervous system (G00–G99) | 172,203,772 | 13,095 (11,959; 14,231) | 11,875 (11,144; 12,607) |
| Of which MS (G35) | 152,551,326 | 11,715 (10,629; 12,800) | 10,473 (9844; 11,101) |
| 07. Diseases of the eye and adnexa (H00–H59) | 5,328,371 | 380 (299; 460) | 378 (321; 434) |
| 08. Diseases of the ear and mastoid process (H60–H95) | 1,014,547 | 53 (32; 73) | 80 (59; 102) |
| 09. Diseases of the circulatory system (I00–I99) | 16,523,681 | 1743 (1136; 2349)* | 938 (632; 1243) |
| 10. Diseases of the respiratory system (J00–J99) | 16,721,353 | 1584 (1138; 2029) | 1024 (653; 1394) |
| 11. Diseases of the digestive system (K00–K93) | 16,372,195 | 1354 (1016; 1692) | 1084 (808; 1359) |
| 12. Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue (L00–L99) | 6,238,720 | 549 (322; 776) | 399 (286; 512) |
| 13. Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M00–M99) | 16,305,363 | 1231 (886; 1576) | 1128 (942; 1314) |
| 14. Diseases of the genitourinary system (N00–N99) | 25,681,825 | 1800 (1444; 2155) | 1835 (1563; 2106) |
| 15. Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium (O00–O99) | 9,568,775 | 0 | 962 (828; 1096)* |
| 16. Certain conditions originating in the perinatal period (P00–P96) | 5851 | 1 (−1;3) | 0,2 (−0.2; 0.5) |
| 17. Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00–Q99) | 483,225 | 48 (−18; 114) | 29 (5; 53) |
| 18. Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99) | 17,422,737 | 1053 (874; 1232) | 1314 (1095; 1534) |
| 19. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S00–T98) | 18,769,854 | 1489 (1151; 1826) | 1269 (1072; 1466) |
| 20. External causes of morbidity and mortality (V01–Y98) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21. Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99) | 18,774,568 | 1529 (805; 2253) | 1253 (1035; 1470) |
| 22. Codes for special purposes (U00–U99) | 1890 | 0.5 (−0.4;1) | 0 |
| Missing information on main diagnosis | 2,221,981 | 162 (92; 232) | 156 (86; 226) |
| Total cost | 403,102,976 | 31,300 (28,619; 33,981)* | 27,529 (26,078; 28,981) |
| Costs with MS as the main diagnosis | 152,551,326 | 11,715 (10,629; 12,800) | 10,473 (9844; 11,101) |
| Proportion with MS as the main diagnosis | 38% | 37% | 38% |
The exchange rate is approximately SEK 10 to 1 euro
95% CI 95% confidence interval, ICD-10 International Classification of Disease version 10, MS multiple sclerosis, SEK Swedish Krona
* Statistically significant difference between groups (p < 0.05)