Table 2B.
Expenses of patients with diagnostic codes indicating temporomandibular joint disorder in Korea
| Category | Patient | Expense per visit* | Expense per patient* | ||||||||||
| Total N (10 041) |
% | Mean | SD | Min | Median | Max | Mean | SD | Min | Median | Max | ||
| Age | 0–9 | 99 | 1.0 | 23.4 | 15.4 | 8.3 | 19.8 | 111.4 | 39.2 | 56.8 | 8.3 | 21.2 | 412.7 |
| 10–19 | 1813 | 18.1 | 29.7 | 24.9 | 3.7 | 22.1 | 319.5 | 84.2 | 102.0 | 3.7 | 46.0 | 974.3 | |
| 20–29 | 2737 | 27.3 | 33.8 | 28.8 | 3.7 | 23.0 | 327.8 | 88.0 | 107.9 | 3.7 | 58.0 | 2109.1 | |
| 30–39 | 1570 | 15.6 | 32.6 | 43.3 | 3.7 | 23.0 | 1584.7 | 88.6 | 134.9 | 3.7 | 50.7 | 1806.5 | |
| 40–49 | 1329 | 13.2 | 29.1 | 25.6 | 3.7 | 21.2 | 226.5 | 80.9 | 99.6 | 3.7 | 40.5 | 777.8 | |
| 50–59 | 1137 | 11.3 | 27.6 | 24.7 | 3.7 | 19.3 | 308.5 | 89.8 | 140.1 | 3.7 | 43.3 | 1817.2 | |
| 60–69 | 782 | 7.8 | 25.3 | 24.3 | 3.7 | 17.5 | 322.3 | 90.0 | 126.0 | 6.4 | 41.4 | 1146.2 | |
| ≥70 | 574 | 5.7 | 22.8 | 24.5 | 3.7 | 14.7 | 385.8 | 85.7 | 134.7 | 4.6 | 36.9 | 954.4 | |
| Sex | Male | 4128 | 41.1 | 29.7 | 25.9 | 3.7 | 21.2 | 385.8 | 73.0 | 93.6 | 3.7 | 37.8 | 1817.2 |
| Female | 5913 | 58.9 | 30.0 | 31.1 | 3.7 | 20.3 | 1584.7 | 95.4 | 130.7 | 3.7 | 55.2 | 2109.1 | |
| Payer type† | NHI | 9790 | 97.5 | 29.9 | 29.5 | 3.7 | 21.2 | 1584.7 | 86.6 | 118.0 | 3.7 | 47.9 | 2109.1 |
| MD | 255 | 2.5 | 29.1 | 23.5 | 4.6 | 23.0 | 172.2 | 73.2 | 88.2 | 4.6 | 31.4 | 520.5 | |
| Others | 4 | 0.0 | 22.4 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 26.7 | 41.4 | 242.3 | 399.8 | 27.7 | 80.0 | 954.4 | |
| Surgery‡ | No | 9970 | 99.3 | 29.5 | 25.7 | 3.7 | 21.2 | 378.5 | 85.1 | 114.2 | 3.7 | 47.0 | 2109.1 |
| Yes | 71 | 0.7 | 130.3 | 209.4 | 16.6 | 109.6 | 1584.7 | 276.0 | 320.8 | 16.6 | 146.9 | 1806.5 | |
| Visit type | WM IP | 1 | 0.0 | 140.9 | – | 140.9 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 0.0 | 140.9 | 140.9 | 140.9 |
| WM OP | 980 | 9.8 | 20.0 | 15.7 | 3.7 | 16.6 | 378.5 | 46.0 | 69.4 | 7.4 | 23.9 | 725.1 | |
| DM IP | 7 | 0.1 | 643.9 | 538.6 | 308.5 | 333.3 | 1584.7 | 885.7 | 521.7 | 385.8 | 684.9 | 1806.5 | |
| DM OP | 8627 | 85.9 | 32.7 | 28.6 | 3.7 | 23.0 | 327.8 | 86.5 | 112.9 | 3.7 | 53.4 | 2109.1 | |
| PHC IP | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | |
| PHC OP | 15 | 0.1 | 5.6 | 2.2 | 3.7 | 102.2 | 12.0 | 30.7 | 53.8 | 4.6 | 11.0 | 214.6 | |
| KM IP | 1 | 0.0 | 102.2 | – | 102.2 | 19.3 | 102.2 | 170.3 | 0.0 | 170.3 | 170.3 | 170.3 | |
| KM OP | 825 | 8.2 | 19.7 | 5.8 | 7.4 | 140.9 | 55.2 | 124.7 | 162.6 | 7.4 | 65.9 | 1817.2 | |
| Medical specialty | CD | 4309 | 42.9 | 26.8 | 32.6 | 3.7 | 19.3 | 1584.7 | 69.0 | 112.2 | 3.7 | 27.6 | 1806.5 |
| OM | 2133 | 21.2 | 40.1 | 35.1 | 3.7 | 23 | 327.8 | 133.2 | 113.2 | 8.3 | 101.3 | 1146.2 | |
| OMS | 2566 | 25.6 | 34.0 | 26.9 | 3.7 | 23.9 | 248.6 | 81.2 | 116.5 | 3.7 | 41.4 | 2109.1 | |
| IKM | 432 | 4.3 | 18.7 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 18.4 | 37.8 | 121.0 | 169.6 | 7.4 | 64.4 | 1817.2 | |
| AMM | 356 | 3.5 | 20.1 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 20.3 | 39.6 | 128.5 | 156.4 | 9.2 | 67.2 | 954.4 | |
| OS | 405 | 4.0 | 18.8 | 7.2 | 4.6 | 16.6 | 58.9 | 38.0 | 52.9 | 7.4 | 24.9 | 725.1 | |
| Medical institution type | TH | 714 | 7.1 | 32.9 | 59.1 | 3.7 | 19.3 | 1584.7 | 115.8 | 199.8 | 7.4 | 53.0 | 1806.5 |
| Hospital | 93 | 0.9 | 18.3 | 8.9 | 3.7 | 16.6 | 44.2 | 43.7 | 58.1 | 7.4 | 25.8 | 325.1 | |
| Clinic | 823 | 8.2 | 19.2 | 8.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 58.9 | 30.5 | 54.1 | 3.7 | 13.8 | 231.9 | |
| DM hospital | 1669 | 16.6 | 43.9 | 37.8 | 3.7 | 16.6 | 327.8 | 42.6 | 67.2 | 8.3 | 23.9 | 725.1 | |
| DM clinic | 6656 | 66.3 | 29.6 | 24.2 | 3.7 | 27.6 | 198 | 128.7 | 126.0 | 4.6 | 93.9 | 1146.2 | |
| KM hospital | 70 | 0.7 | 28.5 | 10.8 | 7.4 | 22.1 | 102.2 | 74.0 | 96.7 | 3.7 | 36.0 | 2109.1 | |
| KM clinic | 757 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 5.1 | 7.4 | 29.5 | 38.7 | 135.0 | 142.7 | 7.4 | 92.6 | 974.3 | |
| Others | 30 | 0.3 | 8.6 | 5.5 | 3.7 | 18.4 | 22.1 | 123.7 | 161.3 | 7.4 | 65.3 | 1817.2 | |
*Amount presented in US$. 1 US$=1086 KRW (average rate in December 2017).
†Others, national free medical treatment or veteran healthcare.
‡Surgery was counted as ‘once’ if a patient had been performed at least one surgery.
AMM, acupuncture and moxibustion medicine; CD, conservative dentistry; DM, dental medicine; GH, general hospital; IKM, internal Korean medicine; IP, inpatient; KM, Korean medicine; LCH, long-term care hospital; MD, medicaid; NHI, national health insurance; OM, oral medicine; OMS, oral and maxillofacial surgery; OP, outpatient; OS, orthopaedic surgery; PHC, public health centre; TH, tertiary hospital; WM, western medicine.