Table 3. Health Care Estimated Spending in 2016 for the 54 Least Expensive of the 154 Health Conditions Analyzed.

Health Care Spending Rank (High to Low)	Health Condition	Category Codeb	Health Care Spending, 2016 $Billion (95% CI)	Estimate, %a
				Aggregated Age Group, y			Type of Payer			Type of Care						Government Administration and Net Cost of Insurance Programs
				<20	20-64	≥65	Public Insurance	Private Insurance	Out- of-Pocket Payments	Ambulatory	Inpatient	Prescribed Pharmaceuticals	Nursing Care Facility	ED	Dental
101	Counseling services	I	2.0 (1.7-2.4)	13.3	64.7	22.0	37.1	44.1	18.8	41.1	5.9	42.7	1.0	0.5	0	8.8
102	Complications of abortion	D	2.0 (1.8-2.2)	4.5	95.5	0	43.3	50.1	6.6	17.9	32.9	0.2	0	38.9	0	10.1
103	Protein-energy malnutrition	D	2.0 (1.6-2.4)	15.3	43.5	41.2	50.4	44.6	5.0	36.4	47.7	0	5.7	0	0	10.2
104	Tobacco intervention	M	1.9 (1.5-2.3)	2.2	75.6	22.2	48.5	43.5	8.0	22.3	55.5	0.9	2.7	8.8	0	9.9
105	Meningitis	D	1.8 (1.5-2.2)	18.4	62.2	19.4	45.3	50.4	4.3	5.8	80.5	0	2.6	0.8	0	10.4
106	Vascular intestinal disorders	J	1.8 (1.6-2.0)	1.4	40.6	58.0	57.7	39.6	2.7	1.8	85.8	0	1.9	0.1	0	10.3
107	Liver cancer	K	1.7 (1.5-2.1)	4.4	58.3	37.3	36.8	57.7	5.5	19.3	56.2	12.8	1.3	0	0	10.4
108	Other nutritional deficiencies	D	1.7 (1.3-2.3)	8.4	46.9	44.7	42.4	47.3	10.4	44.8	26.0	3.7	15.8	0	0	9.7
109	Hypertensive heart disease	C	1.6 (1.5-1.9)	8.6	44.2	47.2	48.9	43.9	7.2	11.7	45.3	16.6	10.4	6.0	0	10.0
110	Fire, heat, and hot substances	F	1.6 (1.3-1.9)	31.4	50.8	17.8	39.1	49.5	11.4	21.4	54.0	1.1	1.0	12.8	0	9.6
111	Ovarian cancer	K	1.6 (1.3-2.0)	0.9	65.7	33.4	37.0	57.7	5.3	30.1	58.1	0	1.4	0	0	10.4
112	Maternal sepsis; other pregnancy-related infectionc	D	1.5 (1.3-1.7)	9.6	90.4	0	48.7	47.3	4.0	3.1	61.4	0.1	0	25.1	0	10.3
113	Stomach cancer	K	1.5 (1.2-2.0)	0.4	49.2	50.5	49.0	48.6	2.4	1.5	74.1	0	13.7	0.1	0	10.5
114	Maternal hemorrhage	D	1.4 (1.1-1.7)	3.9	96.1	0	41.3	54.0	4.7	4.2	74.0	0	0	11.4	0	10.4
115	Malignant skin melanoma	K	1.4 (1.3-1.6)	4.4	60.2	35.4	31.3	44.4	24.3	60.7	4.1	26.1	0.8	0	0	8.3
116	Hemolytic disease in fetus/newborn; other neonatal disordersd	D	1.4 (0.9-1.9)	100	0	0	34.1	61.7	4.2	4.3	84.4	0	0	0.7	0	10.6
117	Mouth cancer	K	1.4 (1.1-1.6)	0.7	61.2	38.1	41.4	54.8	3.8	28.6	59.5	0	1.4	0	0	10.5
118	Other mental and behavioral disorders	G	1.3 (1.2-1.5)	24.7	57.0	18.3	51.7	38.0	10.3	40.6	35.2	13.2	0.9	0.5	0	9.5
119	Sepsis; other infectious newborn disorders	D	1.3 (0.8-1.7)	100	0	0	33.8	62.0	4.2	1.4	87.4	0	0	0.6	0	10.6
120	Sexually transmitted diseases (HIV excluded)	D	1.1 (1.0-1.2)	7.9	85.4	6.8	37.3	52.7	10.0	23.5	43.6	0.5	1.0	21.6	0	9.8
121	Uterine cancer	K	1.1 (0.9-1.2)	2.2	65.1	32.7	34.1	63.0	2.9	14.2	73.5	0.1	1.5	0	0	10.7
122	Esophageal cancer	K	1.1 (0.9-1.3)	0.4	53.4	46.2	42.6	54.5	2.9	24.7	62.3	0	2.4	0	0	10.6
123	Varicella	D	1.0 (0.9-1.1)	14.9	43.9	41.3	50.7	34.3	15.0	37.5	21.5	17.0	3.9	11.1	0	9.0
124	Social services	I	1.0 (0.1-1.9)	1.4	93.9	4.7	9.5	56.9	33.6	81.6	9.6	0	1.2	0	0	7.6
125	Thyroid cancer	K	0.9 (0.8-1.0)	4.4	72.8	22.8	26.6	64.0	9.3	49.2	37.9	2.4	0.5	0	0	10.1
126	Hodgkin lymphoma	K	0.9 (0.6-1.2)	13.8	76.7	9.4	20.8	71.5	7.7	40.3	48.9	0	0.4	0	0	10.4
127	Cervical cancer	K	0.8 (0.7-1.0)	3.0	83.8	13.2	35.8	56.2	8.0	54.1	34.1	1.0	0.6	0.1	0	10.1
128	Encephalitis	D	0.8 (0.7-0.9)	14.5	48.5	37.0	58.1	37.5	4.4	0.7	84.3	0	4.9	0	0	10.1
129	Other transport injuriese	F	0.8 (0.6-1.0)	30.7	60.4	8.8	26.9	66.2	6.9	33.3	21.2	0.4	0.6	34.1	0	10.4
130	Larynx cancer	K	0.8 (0.6-1.0)	0.5	55.6	43.9	40.3	56.4	3.3	38.7	48.2	0	2.5	0	0	10.6
131	Other pharynx cancer	K	0.7 (0.5-0.8)	0.7	75.0	24.3	27.4	68.4	4.2	52.7	35.0	0	0.9	0.7	0	10.7
132	Conduct disorder	G	0.6 (0.5-0.8)	75.2	24.8	0	77.8	18.8	3.4	59.6	22.7	4.6	0	3.2	0	9.9
133	Neglected tropical diseases; malariaf	D	0.6 (0.5-0.7)	19.1	58.7	22.2	22.5	61.5	16.0	47.6	32.8	6.6	1.7	1.9	0	9.4
134	Idiopathic intellectual disability	G	0.5 (0.4-0.7)	18.3	54.4	27.4	82.8	8.3	8.9	34.8	17.1	0.1	38.8	0	0	9.1
135	Eating disorders	G	0.5 (0.4-0.6)	57.4	42.6	0	53.4	39.3	7.3	28.5	60.2	1.2	0.1	0.1	0	9.9
136	Tuberculosis	D	0.5 (0.4-0.6)	14.9	58.0	27.2	53.4	33.2	13.4	39.2	47.7	0.5	3.6	0	0	9.1
137	Tension-type headache	H	0.4 (0.3-0.5)	14.3	69.1	16.6	25.0	57.5	17.5	76.0	1.1	11.9	0.2	1.6	0	9.2
138	Testicular cancer	K	0.4 (0.3-0.7)	4.8	90.2	5.0	10.4	82.0	7.6	60.3	28.8	0	0.2	0	0	10.6
139	Gallbladder and biliary tract cancer	K	0.4 (0.3-0.4)	0	47.6	52.4	49.2	48.7	2.1	0	88.2	0	1.2	0	0	10.5
140	Organ donation (harvesting)	I	0.3 (0.2-0.3)	4.1	92.5	3.4	52.8	42.6	4.6	0	89.7	0	0	0.1	0	10.2
141	Pneumoconiosis	L	0.2 (0.1-0.3)	1.7	20.3	78.0	63.6	32.0	4.4	76.4	12.3	0.2	1.0	0	0	10.0
142	Drowning	F	0.1 (0.1-0.1)	44.6	40.1	15.3	49.2	45.9	4.9	12.8	74.0	0.1	0.1	2.8	0	10.2
143	Nasopharynx cancer	K	0.1 (0-0.1)	19.7	62.3	18.1	25.7	71.7	2.6	2.3	83.5	0	1.0	2.4	0	10.9
144	Acute glomerulonephritis	B	0 (0-0)	16.6	49.7	33.6	47.2	50.0	2.8	0	85.7	0	0.7	3.0	0	10.5
145	Whooping cough	D	0 (0-0)	84.6	15.4	0	60.2	37.1	2.7	0	82.6	0	0	7.2	0	10.3
146	Collective violence; legal intervention	F	0 (0-0)	26.3	54.8	18.9	39.0	55.9	5.1	11.9	52.1	0.7	1.2	23.6	0	10.4
147	Exposure to forces of natureg	F	0 (0-0)	24.9	51.6	23.5	40.7	54.8	4.5	17.4	71.7	0.1	0.2	0.1	0	10.4
148	Intestinal infectious diseasesh	D	0 (0-0)	40.1	53.8	6.0	47.1	47.6	5.3	0	86.9	0	2.8	0	0	10.2
149	Iodine deficiency	D	0 (0-0)	1.9	13.0	85.0	49.4	20.8	29.8	3.0	1.5	60.1	28.1	0	0	7.3
150	Tetanus	D	0 (0-0)	17.5	61.8	20.7	46.9	46.5	6.6	5.9	77.2	0.5	6.3	0.1	0	10.1
151	Vitamin A deficiency	D	0 (0-0)	7.6	10.6	81.8	61.0	27.3	11.7	0	0.7	0	81.6	8.5	0	9.2
152	Leprosy	D	0 (0-0)	14.7	12.5	72.8	70.1	13.9	16.0	0	2.3	0	88.9	0.3	0	8.5
153	Diphtheria	D	0 (0-0)	43.5	56.5	0	43.2	52.8	3.9	0	31.2	0	1.5	56.9	0	10.4
154	Measles	D	0 (0-0)	29.5	70.5	0	69.9	22.7	7.5	0	26.8	13.1	50.5	0.1	0	9.5

Abbreviation: ED, emergency department.

^aThe 95% CIs appear in eTable 12.1 in the Supplement.

^bThe corresponding aggregated health category descriptions appear in Table 1.

^cIncludes major puerperal infection.

^dIncludes jaundice and hemolytic disease.

^eIncludes injuries from riding animals and those occurring in vehicles other than automobiles (such as buses, planes, and trains).

^fIncludes Lyme disease, rabies, cysticercosis, and dengue.

^gIncludes injuries for excessive cold or heat, hurricanes, tornados, and earthquakes.

^hIncludes Escherichia coli, giardiasis, and typhoid fever.