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. 2020 Nov 27;10(1):1–12. doi: 10.1530/EC-20-0384

Table 3.

Costs for IDD diagnosis and treatment.

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.