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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Med Care. 2022 Mar 1;60(3):256–263. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001689

Table 3:

Out-of-pocket costs 30 days after initiating medication for opioid use disorder, among those initiating medication treatment

n Median IQR
Among all initiations 1202 $210 ($60-$682)
Medication type
 Buprenorphine 574 $160 ($48-$460)
 Methadone 149 $100 ($7-$317)
 Oral NTX 382 $378 ($101-$1152)
 XR-NTX 97 $710 ($202-$791)
Cost-sharing category
Pharmacy deductible
 <$1000 1039 $190 ($56-$636)
 $1000+ 163 $364 ($125-$1124)
Medical deductible
 <$1000 473 $189 ($56-$580)
 $1000+ 729 $225 ($66-$840)
Pharmacy copay
 At or below median 940 $222 ($70-$694)
 Above median cost 262 $165 ($46-$622)
Medical office copay
 At or below median 824 $202 ($60-$668)
 Above median cost 378 $212 ($66-$732)