Open AccessEstimating the Direct Medical Outpatient Costs of Diagnosis and Treatment of Trichomoniasis Among Commercially Insured Patients in the United States, 2016 to 2018
Author(s) -
Sateesh Kumar,
Harrell W. Chesson,
Thomas L. Gift
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000001266
Subject(s) - medicine , trichomoniasis , medical costs , outpatient clinic , ambulatory care , indirect costs , outpatient visits , emergency medicine , gynecology , health care , business , accounting , economics , economic growth
We used 2016-2018 outpatient claims data to calculate direct outpatient medical costs per case of trichomoniasis in 2019 US dollars. The outpatient, drug, and total costs per treated case of trichomoniasis were $174, $39, and $213, respectively. Total costs were higher for female patients ($220) than for male patients ($158).