Table 3:
Characteristic | Total Cost | OOP Costs | ||||||||
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Mean Total Cost, $* | Mean Cost 2009, $ | Mean Cost 2017, $ | 2009–2017, % change | P-Value | Mean Total OOP Expenses, $* | Mean OOP Costs 2009, $ | Mean OOP Costs 2017, $ | 2009–2017, % change | P-Value | |
Total | 1,098 | 1,024 | 1,282 | 25 | <0.001 | 143 | 121 | 187 | 54 | <0.001 |
Insurance Type | ||||||||||
FFS | 1,276 | 1,159 | 1,393 | 20 | <0.001 | 199 | 164 | 241 | 47 | <0.001 |
MC | 1,304 | 1,254 | 1,411 | 13 | <0.001 | 67 | 67 | 115 | 72 | <0.001 |
Medicare-FFS | 701 | 656 | 911 | 39 | <0.001 | 83 | 52 | 46 | -12 | <0.001 |
Medicare-MC | 805 | 790 | 816 | 3 | 0.133 | 51 | 35 | 44 | 26 | <0.001 |
HDHP | ||||||||||
Yes | 1,146 | 1,018 | 1,291 | 27 | <0.001 | 266 | 187 | 312 | 67 | <0.001 |
No | 1,094 | 1,025 | 1,281 | 25 | <0.001 | 133 | 119 | 162 | 36 | <0.001 |
Geographic Region | ||||||||||
Northeast | 1,271 | 1,127 | 1,581 | 40 | <0.001 | 100 | 80 | 138 | 73 | <0.001 |
North Central | 1,220 | 1,200 | 1,419 | 18 | <0.001 | 161 | 136 | 204 | 50 | <0.001 |
South | 991 | 940 | 1,135 | 21 | <0.001 | 158 | 139 | 196 | 41 | <0.001 |
West | 1,034 | 979 | 1,211 | 24 | <0.001 | 130 | 97 | 191 | 97 | <0.001 |
Place of Service | ||||||||||
Office | 420 | 418 | 439 | 5 | <0.001 | 76 | 68 | 102 | 50 | <0.001 |
Outpatient Hospital | 2,035 | 1,774 | 2,525 | 42 | <0.001 | 215 | 179 | 272 | 52 | <0.001 |
Ambulatory Surgical Center | 1,848 | 1,725 | 2,186 | 27 | <0.001 | 259 | 202 | 350 | 73 | <0.001 |
Procedure Type | ||||||||||
Breast Reconstruction | 3,003 | 2,674 | 3,379 | 26 | <0.001 | 200 | 174 | 224 | 29 | <0.001 |
Breast Reduction | 4,186 | 3,904 | 4,663 | 19 | <0.001 | 381 | 328 | 465 | 42 | <0.001 |
Facial Fracture Repair | 1,817 | 1,669 | 2,079 | 25 | <0.001 | 256 | 209 | 318 | 52 | <0.001 |
Hand Surgery | 2,005 | 1,735 | 2,460 | 42 | <0.001 | 254 | 200 | 336 | 68 | <0.001 |
Scar Revision/Complex Closure | 545 | 557 | 570 | 2 | <0.001 | 88 | 82 | 110 | 34 | <0.001 |
Skin Cancer Excision | 483 | 466 | 538 | 15 | <0.001 | 80 | 69 | 109 | 58 | <0.001 |
FFS: fee-for-service, HDHP: high deductible health plan, MC: managed care, OOP: out-of-pocket