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. 2022 May 17;10(2):411–420. doi: 10.1007/s40487-022-00198-0

Table 2.

Healthcare resource utilization and associated costs during the 12 months prior to index date

Healthcare resource utilization and associated costs Values
All-cause HCRU, mean (SD)
Number of hospitalizations 1.6 (3.2)
Length of inpatient stay, in days 15.6 (32.4)
Number of emergency room visits 0.6 (1.3)
Number of outpatient visits 58.6 (28.6)
Number of pharmacy fills 63.8 (32.1)
Total all-cause healthcare costs, mean (SD)a $468,514 ($287,662)
MM-related HCRU, mean (SD)
Number of hospitalizations 1.4 (2.7)
Length of hospitalization stay, in days 15.2 (32.1)
Number of emergency room visits 0.2 (0.4)
Number of outpatient visits 45.9 (26.0)
MM-related healthcare costs, mean (SD)a
Inpatient cost $45,893 ($111,345)
Emergency room cost $262 ($820)
Outpatient cost $54,467 ($67,004)
MM drug cost $289,820 ($198,741)
MM drug infusion cost $11,937 ($12,001)
Stem cell transplant cost $26,162 ($79,558)
Other costs $3,825 ($2,654)
Total costs $432,366 ($258,634)

Index date was defined as the initiation date of the first subsequent LOT after meeting the eligibility requirements for the study (i.e. had received ≥ 4 prior LOTs, including TCE)

HCRU Healthcare resource utilization, MM multiple myeloma

aAverage cost for all patients in the sample; all patients may not have incurred cost in each category