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Table 2 Costs Before and After Parathyroidectomy, Overall and by Dialysis Modality

From: The rate, cost and outcomes of parathyroidectomy in the united states dialysis population from 2016–2018

Cost Type

Before

After

Difference

Lower CI

Upper CI

Overall

  Inpatient Facility

$18,121

$42,878

$24,758

$23,492

$26,340

  Outpatient Facility

$38,780

$37,421

-$1,358

-$1,747

-$910

  Physician/Provider

$13,127

$14,828

$1,701

$1,258

$2,228

  Prescription

$384

$183

-$201

-$224

-$177

  All Other

$948

$1,364

$415

$308

$521

  Total

$71,360

$96,675

$25,314

$23,777

$27,078

Hemodialysis (HD)

  Inpatient Facility

$19,437

$43,315

$23,877

$22,570

$25,453

  Outpatient Facility

$39,097

$37,738

-$1,359

-$1,766

-$875

  Physician/Provider

$13,789

$15,126

$1,337

$873

$1,882

  Prescription

$384

$182

-$203

-$227

-$177

  All Other

$1,005

$1,388

$383

$265

$493

  Total

$73,713

$97,749

$24,037

$22,492

$25,827

Peritoneal Dialysis (PD)

  Inpatient Facility

$4,144

$38,245

$34,102

$28,825

$38,573

  Outpatient Facility

$35,412

$34,058

-$1,354

-$2,607

-$43

  Physician/Provider

$6,103

$11,660

$5,557

$4,233

$6,641

  Prescription

$386

$202

-$183

-$258

-$94

  All Other

$347

$1,103

$757

$441

$1,051

  Total

$46,391

$85,268

$38,878

$32,357

$44,492

  1. Note: Costs include all payer and patient paid amounts. Prescription costs include only Medicare Part D costs. All costs are inflated to 2020 dollars. Confidence intervals estimated using bootstrapping. “Before” and “After” reflect the mean cost for the 12-month periods before and after parathyroidectomy. The cost of parathyroidectomy is included in the “after” interval
  2. HD hemodialysis, PD peritoneal dialysis