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. 2018 May 7;7(10):904–909. doi: 10.15171/ijhpm.2018.42

Table 2. Economic Costs of Stroke in South Korea, 2015 – Unit: 1 million won (%) .

Cost items Subcategory Ischemic Stroke % Hemorrhagic Stroke % Stroke %
Direct costs Direct medical costs (1) Inpatient costs 1 378 782 34.58 519 458 14.90 1 898 241 25.40
Outpatient costs 99 382 2.49 14 903 0.43 114 285 1.53
Non-covered care costs 263 113 6.60 91 375 2.62 354 489 4.74
Medication costs 335 280 8.41 45 409 1.30 380 689 5.09
Assistive devices costs 122 270 3.07 13 913 0.40 136 183 1.82
Total medical costs (1) 2 198 827 55.15 685 058 19.65 2 883 887 38.58
Direct non-medical costs (2) Transportation costs 57 387 1.44 8924 0.26 66 312 0.89
Caregiver’s costs 242 573 6.08 75 720 2.17 318 293 4.26
Total direct non-medical costs (2) 299 961 7.52 84 644 2.43 384 606 5.15
Total direct costs (1) + (2) 2 498 788 62.67 769 702 22.08 3 268 493 43.73
Indirect costs Lost productivity due to premature death (3) 881 203 22.10 2 521 126 72.33 3 402 329 45.53
ost productivity due to hospitalization and outpatient visits (4) 607 442 15.23 194 562 5.58 802 005 10.73
Total indirect costs (3) + (4) 1 488 646 37.33 2 715 689 77.91 4 204 334 56.26
Total costs (1) + (2) + (3) + (4) 3 987 434 100 3 485 391 100 7 472 828 100