Table 3.
Health condition or procedure | Annual average costs per case (Euro 2018) | Annual average costs per case including productivity loss | References for resource use | References for costs |
---|---|---|---|---|
Hyperthyroidism in the year of diagnosis (without thyroidectomy/RAI) | 316 | 2785 | IGES, 2017; AWMF, 2011 | EBM, 2018; GOÄ, 2018; Lauer Fischer 2018 |
Euthyroid health condition with ATM | 200 | 200 | IGES, 2017 | EBM, 2018; GOÄ, 2018; Lauer Fischer 2018 |
Hypothyroidism in the year of diagnosis | 274 | 2599 | Brenta, 2013; IGES, 2017 | EBM, 2018; GOÄ, 2018; Lauer Fischer 2018 |
Euthyroid health condition with HRT | 167 | 167 | IGES, 2017 | EBM, 2018; GOÄ, 2018; Lauer Fischer 2018 |
Goiter/thyroid nodules (without thyroidectomy/RAI) | 211 | 2541 | AWMF, 2015 | EBM, 2018; GOÄ, 2018 |
Intellectual disability (IQ < 70) | 14,202 | 17,497 | Gustavsson, 2010 | Gustavsson, 2010 |
Average one-time costs in Euro 2018 | ||||
Spontaneous abortion | 916 | 2181 | Jurkovic, 2013; Trinder 2006 | InEK, 2018; EBM, 2018; GOÄ, 2018 |
Thyroidectomy | 4184 | Maurer, 2015 | InEK, 2018 | |
Radioiodine therapy | 3118 | Hellwig, 2017 | InEK, 2018 |
ATM, anti-thyroid medication; EBM, ‘Uniform Value Scale’ (Einheitlicher Bewertungsmaßstab); GOÄ, ‘Statutes of medical fees’ (Gebührenordnung für Ärzte); HRT, hormone replacement therapy; IDD, iodine deficiency disorders; InEK, ‘Institute for the reimbursement in hospitals’ (Institut für das Entgeltsystem im Krankenhaus); IQ, intelligence quotient; RAI, radioiodine therapy.