Costs over the continuum of care by payer perspective
| Stage of care | Health care payer perspective | Patient and private insurer perspective | Societal perspective | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost, $CAD | % of total cost | Cost, $CAD | % of total cost | Total cost, $CAD | ||||
| Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | Mean ± SD | Median (IQR) | |||
| Initial consult (n = 231) | 116.48 ± 184.04 | 76.48 (118.78) | 6.8 | 1598.39 ± 3675.87 | 242.57 (1113.86) | 93.2 | 1714.87 ± 2910.44 | 414.30 (1128.96) |
| 3 mo after consult (n = 127) | 105.00 ± 198.91 | 42.60 (154.40) | 3.8 | 2635.97 ± 6677.55 | 279.51 (1535.87) | 96.2 | 2740.98 ± 6684.52 | 417.80 (1615.65) |
| 6 mo after consult (n = 93) | 103.86 ± 203.66 | 36.03 (154.40) | 4.2 | 2318.86 ± 4642.18 | 431.00 (1891.03) | 95.8 | 2422.73 ± 4677.75 | 505.45 (2130.84) |
| 9 mo after consult (n = 52) | 65.41 ± 98.56 | 33.30 (83.39) | 2.6 | 2589.05 ± 5513.81 | 485.82 (2024.21) | 97.4 | 2615.69 ± 5484.18 | 515.13 (2045.97) |
| 12 mo after consult (n = 20) | 841.09 ± 2226.33 | 64.58 (142.14) | 15.0 | 4735.09 ± 10454.90 | 499.39 (3765.48) | 85.0 | 5576.17 ± 10 785.96 | 562.53 (5153.33) |
| Presurgery (n = 141) | 299.58 ± 82.35 | 262.45 (80.83) | 12.6 | 2085.37 ± 5033.54 | 122.54 (838.32) | 87.4 | 2384.94 ± 5055.13 | 461.39 (864.55) |
| 1.5 mo after surgery (n = 85) | 7346.24 ± 288.71 | 7269.91 (81.60) | 50.1 | 7310.24 ± 8879.38 | 12 453.66 (8528.38) | 49.9 | 14656.48 ± 8838.40 | 12 453.66 (8528.38) |
| 6 mo after surgery (n = 57) | 208.42 ± 957.91 | 64.80 (129.98) | 15.5 | 1146.92 ± 3254.51 | 59.31 (506.79) | 84.5 | 1355.35 ± 3598.62 | 219.42 (592.28) |
| 9 mo after surgery (n = 41) | 244.74 ± 1154.54 | 24.05 (94.16) | 15.4 | 1603.61 ± 4691.87 | 195.31 (614.00) | 84.6 | 1848.35 ± 4819.13 | 241.70 (896.86) |
| 12 mo after surgery (n = 18) | 138.52 ± 328.40 | 45.87 (123.41) | 5.1 | 2579.53 ± 4446.37 | 143.31 (2573.62 | 94.9 | 2718.05 ± 4646.69 | 244.79 (2743.32) |
| Long-term follow-up (no surgery) (n = 14) | 816.58 ± 2699.44 | 78.00 (176.76) | 10.6 | 1228.30 ± 2371.09 | 176.47 (1657.89) | 89.4 | 2044.88 ± 3414.59 | 370.59 (1938.54) |
IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.