Table 4.
Total hospitalization costs based on age group and patient diagnosis
| Median total cost (25% – 75%)a | p valueb | Median total cost (25% – 75%)a | p valueb | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heart | Lung | ||||
| All patients | $565,386 ($352,813 – $999,216) | All patients | $303,536 ($215,383 – $612,749) | ||
| Age group | Age group | ||||
| <1 year | $773,672 ($481,651 – $1,328,535) | <0.001 | <1 year | $894,072 ($626,844 – $1,205,729) | <0.001 |
| 1–5 years | $558,965 ($370,562 – $1,032,231) | 1–5 years | $744,555 ($326,089 – $1,259,554) | ||
| 6–10 years | $509,097 ($300,410 – $883,710) | 6–10 years | $286,506 ($214,892 – $513,860) | ||
| 11–17 years | $442,081 ($302,528 – $768,100) | 11–17 years | $260,678 ($196,443 – $365,899) | ||
| 18–21 years | $426,773 ($281,276 – $575,252) | 18–21 years | $417,033 ($232,810 – $496,122) | ||
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis | ||||
| CM | $529,434 ($328,834 – $913,094) | <0.001 | CF | $263,722 ($201,560 – $375,930) | <0.001 |
| CHD | $642,271 ($395,260 – $1,115,489) | PHN | $525,742 ($282,361 – $1,042,119) | ||
| ReTx | $431,414 ($294,189 – $752,525) | Other | $377,697 ($221,120 – $862,374) | ||
| Small Intestine | Heart-Lung | ||||
| All patients | $734,454 ($336,174 – $1,504,167) | All patients | $471,573 ($328,523 – 992,438) | ||
| Age group | Age group | ||||
| <1 year | $1,345,228 ($680,705 – $2,093,655) | 0.001 | <1 year | $755,853 ($481,473 – $1,004,960) | 0.323 |
| 1–5 years | $729,215 ($316,200 – $1,389,008) | 1–5 years | $681,394 ($471,573 – $1,045,348) | ||
| 6–10 years | $387,959 ($233,241 – $1,162,244) | 6–10 years | $277,638 ($206,764 – $2,059,976) | ||
| 11–17 years | $632,135 ($335,001 – $1,298,084) | 11–18 years | $410,401 ($315,850 – $947,663) | ||
| 18–21 years | $911,134 ($335,972 – $1,193,398) | Diagnosis | |||
| Diagnosis | PHN | $520,462 ($346,002 – $779,802) | 0.352 | ||
| Short gut | $823,202 ($323,469 – $1,824,330) | 0.077 | CHD | $829,878 ($297,621 – $1,162,582) | |
| FBD | $586,934 ($346,991 – $1,254,395) | Other | $377,946 ($211,102 – $1,061,056) | ||
| Other | $749,033 ($277,840 – $1,091,067) | ||||
| Kidney | Liver | ||||
| All patients | $94,796 ($73,157 -$131,040) | All patients | $200,448 ($130,880 – $357,897) | ||
| Age group | Age group | ||||
| <1 year | $151,552 ($106,868 – $196,236) | <0.001 | <1 year | $251,740 ($157,040 – $480,304) | |
| 1–5 years | $107,458 ($79,650 – $151,027) | 1–5 years | $191,682 ($126,509 – $330,490) | ||
| 6–10 years | $95,725 ($74,335 – $131,460) | 6–10 years | $173,742 ($123,300 – $279,067) | <0.001 | |
| 11–17 years | $90,410 ($70,097 – $121,878) | 11–17 years | $174,305 ($118,044 – $294,040) | ||
| 18–21 years | $99,731 ($77,744 – $139,856) | 18–21 years | $214,019 ($112,632 – $400,989) | ||
| Diagnosis | Diagnosis | ||||
| Congenital | $95,169 ($73,282 – $128,556) | 0.002 | Biliary atresia/hypoplasia | $192,426 ($129,059 – $325,567) | <0.001 |
| Glomerular | $98,903 ($74,760 – $140,371) | Metabolic disease | $189,855 ($117,044 – $321,241) | ||
| Tubular/interstitial | $93,775 ($71,482 – $131,303) | Acute hepatic failure | $185,289 ($130,172 – $289,713) | ||
| Familial/genetic | $91,877 ($72,867 – $124,881) | Malignancy | $172,335 ($117,337 – $266,757) | ||
| Other | $92,299 ($71,919 – $124,556) | Cirrhosis | $242,370 ($160,553 – $395,327) | ||
| Other | $240,205 ($135,816 – $680,646) | ||||
a.
Costs inflated to 2018 U.S. dollars
b.
p values from the Kruskal Wallis test
Abbreviations: CF – Cystic fibrosis; CHD – Congenital heart disease; CM – Cardiomyopathy; FBD – Functional bowel disorder; PHN – Pulmonary hypertension; ReTx – Retransplant