Table 5.

Direct medical costs (mean Japanese Yen, ¥) per herpes zoster episode by age and herpes zoster category (complications)

	Age	Outpatient visit	Hospital admission	Laboratory tests	Prescription medications	Injections	Topical treatments	Other treatments	Total ¥ (SD)
HRU total cohort (N = 7111)	≤ 49 years  N = 4699	4698	4457	1586	18,776	1351	340	527	31,733 (49,626)
	50–59 years  N = 1612	5484	5763	2167	21,179	1700	476	729	37,498 (57,359)
	≥ 60 years  N = 800	7009	7451	2394	23,933	2638	583	2165	46,174 (71,086)
	All	5136	5090	1808	19,901	1575	398	757	34,664 (54,433)
HRU IC cohort (N = 224)	≤ 49 years  N = 113	5697	17,508	3395	22,179	4044	524	348	53,694 (103,484)
	50–59 years  N = 76	6075	8862	2292	23,216	2702	377	1940	45,465 (59,408)
	≥ 60 years  N = 35	9053	13,704	3530	43,705	9396	604	1214	81,207 (110,974)
	All	6350	13,980	3042	25,894	4425	487	1023	55,201 (92,643)

	HZ type	Outpatient visit	Hospital admission	Laboratory tests	Prescription medications	Injections	Topical treatments	Other treatments	Total ¥ (SD)
HRU total cohort (N = 7111)	Uncomplicated HZ N = 5830	4360	1317	866	18,116	862	362	196	26,078 (23,255)
	PHN N = 282	15,783	28,274	8299	48,157	6973	1010	10,834	119,330 (153,375)
	Complications other than PHN N = 999	6660	20,562	5475	22,337	4212	437	1186	60,869 (90,462)
	All	5136	5090	1808	19,901	1575	398	757	34,664 (54,433)
HRU IC cohort (N = 224)	Uncomplicated HZ N = 162	4654	5263	1382	20,458	1181	437	154	33,531 (38,189)
	PHN N = 25	15,454	43,198	6505	63,662	19,517	657	7023	156,016 (159,489)
	Complications other than PHN N = 37	7620	32,404	7967	24,179	8432	588	774	81,964 (140,632)
	All	6350	13,980	3042	25,894	4425	487	1023	55,201 (92,643)

HZ herpes zoster, IC immunocompromised, N number of individuals in this category, PHN postherpetic neuralgia, SD standard deviation, ¥ Japanese Yen