Table 4.
All-cause healthcare costs during the 12 months following index date in portal hypertension patients with PH and controls with portal hypertension but without PH, matched by propensity score.
| Annual per-patient costs, $
(inflation-adjusted to 2018 US dollars) |
P | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| PH patients (n = 146) | Matched controls (n = 146) | ||
| All-cause hospitalizations | |||
| Mean (SD) | 33,622 (61,177) | 22,930 (57,793) | 0.0015 |
| Median (IQR) | 5759 (0–39,287) | 0 (0–13,429) | |
| All-cause ER visits | |||
| Mean (SD) | 8324 (23,933) | 5308 (13,386) | 0.0313 |
| Median (IQR) | 901 (0–6614) | 0 (0–4431) | |
| All-cause outpatient office/clinic services | |||
| Mean (SD) | 3044 (7482) | 2431 (3471) | 0.1549 |
| Median (IQR) | 1601 (495–3619) | 1426 (4–2911) | |
| All-cause pharmacy | |||
| Mean (SD) | 39,727 (71,796) | 23,729 (61,878) | 0.0004 |
| Median (IQR) | 11,189 (3295–34,427) | 4313 (767–18,796) | |
| All-cause medical costs* | |||
| Mean (SD) | 80,185 (105,319) | 58,110 (102,249) | <0.0001 |
| Median (IQR) | 20,140 (8104–52,054) | 20,140 (8104–52,054) | |
| All-cause healthcare costs† | |||
| Mean (SD) | 119,912 (132,546) | 81,839 (33,309) | <0.0001 |
| Median (IQR) | 69,766 (39,546–147,910) | 35,681 (13,470–72,444) | |
ER: emergency room; IQR: interquartile range; PH: pulmonary hypertension; SD: standard deviation.
*
Sum of costs for hospital admission, outpatient office/clinic, ER, long-term care facility, skilled nursing facility, rehabilitation, and other medical services.
†
Sum of costs for all medical services and pharmacy claims.