Figure 5. Medicare Per Patient Costs of PUL and WVTT at Year 1 and Year 4.

Abbreviations: PUL, prostatic urethral lift; WVTT, water vapor thermal therapy.

The stacked bar chart illustrates the cost components for PUL versus WVTT in years 1 and 4. The procedural costs represent the highest cost component for each therapy. WVTT was associated with lower total Medicare costs per patient than PUL at years 1 and 4.