Cost of Illness for Patients with Arthritis Receiving Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Care
Table 1
Cost categories, units, valuation, and unit price, all numbers in EURO (€).
Cost categories
Unit
Valuation
Unit price €¹
Primary care (cost group 1)
General practitioner
Visits
NAV
38
Specialist (several types)
Visits
NAV
171
Physiotherapy²
Per treatment
Charge
38
Manual therapy²
Per treatment
Charge
41
Chiropractor²
Per treatment
Charge
63
Occupational therapy²
Per treatment
Charge
41
Others (psychologist, social worker, nurse, practical assistant other types)²
Per treatment
Charge
38
Alternative treatment3
Visits
Out of pocket
From 29 to 1625
Hospitalizations/inpatient stays (cost group 2)
Rehabilitation centre
Days
Direct communication
188
Hospital inpatient unit
Days
DRG 462 B
711
Hospital outpatient unit
Days
NAV
195
Hip/knee prosthesis surgery
Per patient
DRG 211
17783
Inpatient hospital stay before/after rehab stay
Days
DRG-average
1193
Medication (cost group 3)
Abatacept (Orencia)
3 set à 250 mg
Price per month
511
Etnaercept (Enbrel)
4 sett (50 mg)
Price per month
665
Adalmimumab, ikke adalmimumab (Humira)
40 mg * 2
Price per month
1312
Infliximab (Remicade)
3 mg per kilo (300 mg) * 0.5
Price per month
2201
Tocilizumab (Ro-Actemra)
8 mg per kilo (400 mg) * 2
Price per month
1246
Anakinra (Kineret)
100 mg per day * 30
Price per month
1016
Leflunomide (Arava)
20 mg 30 tablets
Price per month
83
Other medication
Price per month
25
Production loss (sick leave) (cost group 4)
Hours
Wage rate per day
244
¹1€ = 8 NOK. ²Treatment time varies from 30 to 45 minutes. 3Treatment modalities such as acupuncture, homeopathy, Thai massage, and Turkey bath/spa rehab stay. NAV: Norwegian Labor and Welfare Administration. DRG: diagnosis-related groups.
