Table 2.
Frequency of healthcare service codes for sequelae of cerebrovascular disease.
| Category | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total claims | Annual costs per claims | Annual costs per patient | Total claims | Annual costs per claims | Annual costs per patient | Total claims | Annual costs per claims | Annual costs per patient | ||
| SC | Consultation | 48,821 | $9.18 | $43.58 | 49,072 | $9.83 | $51.24 | 43,277 | $10.88 | $51.07 |
| Rehabilitation treatment | 21,873 | $250.14 | $2,794.13 | 21,250 | $209.76 | $3,137.11 | 14,351 | $218.09 | $2,678.26 | |
| Heat therapy | 5369 | $3.82 | $35.13 | 6085 | $3.25 | $39.33 | 4749 | $3.02 | $30.12 | |
| Injection therapy | 5966 | $35.83 | $65.09 | 4443 | $38.94 | $63.08 | 3437 | $34.26 | $50.33 | |
| Physical therapy | 7183 | $89.94 | $708.68 | 6286 | $77.96 | $817.87 | 5001 | $59.84 | $549.94 | |
| Testing | 76,296 | $45.28 | $115.68 | 62,223 | $51.72 | $120.86 | 50,607 | $41.25 | $95.32 | |
| Treatments | 2366 | $54.23 | $179.90 | 1195 | $87.56 | $172.08 | 1034 | $59.27 | $134.45 | |
| Hospitalization | 32,255 | $762.53 | $3,914.57 | 28,440 | $1,213.69 | $6,140.63 | 22,862 | $1,310.08 | $6,255.50 | |
| Prescription/medication | 10,441 | $10.23 | $36.67 | 11,023 | $11.20 | $45.88 | 8939 | $10.88 | $39.99 | |
| KM | Consultation | 11,978 | $6.84 | $104.40 | 13,556 | $7.36 | $127.45 | 11,640 | $7.80 | $120.75 |
| Acupuncture | 21,075 | $7.61 | $125.44 | 22,943 | $8.11 | $142.81 | 21,463 | $9.33 | $147.64 | |
| Moxibustion | 4533 | $3.04 | $45.04 | 3427 | $3.28 | $40.33 | 4374 | $4.02 | $62.57 | |
| Cupping | 4652 | $4.44 | $63.74 | 3902 | $5.20 | $64.03 | 3819 | $5.56 | $63.35 | |
| Thermotherapy and cryotherapy of the meridian | 6008 | $0.85 | $12.00 | 5258 | $1.03 | $12.01 | 5693 | $1.35 | $17.47 | |
| Electroacupuncture stimulation | 2974 | $4.45 | $64.38 | 3062 | $4.56 | $64.59 | 4358 | $4.08 | $66.64 | |
| Prescription/medication | 1717 | $0.35 | $4.34 | 2246 | $0.43 | $5.42 | 1962 | $0.63 | $7.48 | |
| Others | 203 | $108.07 | $172.24 | 195 | $118.04 | $206.56 | 180 | $150.64 | $231.75 | |
SC standard care, KM Korean medicine.
All costs were converted using the annual average exchange rate (KRW/USD) of the corresponding year. The price level of healthcare cost is adjusted for 2018 (see Supplementary Table 5).