The Economic Burden of Otitis Media in Korea, 2012: A Nationally Representative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 5

Economic burden of disease due to otitis media for Koreans in 2012.

Classification		Cost
Direct costs
Direct medical costs	Outpatient medical cost	135.55
	Inpatient medical cost	32.06
	Uninsured medical cost (out of pocket cost)	63.25
	Pharmaceuticals cost	48.95
Direct nonmedical costs	Transportation cost for hospital visits	25.93
	Caregiver’s cost	123.29
Total, direct costs		429.04
Indirect costs
Productivity loss		68.31
Total, indirect costs		68.31
Total costs		497.35

Unit: 1 million US dollar.
1 US dollar = 1,126.76 Korean won (mean exchange rate of 2012).