Condition | Pre Dx average no. of episodes | Post Dx average no. of episodes | Cost per episode | Pre Dx annual cost | Post Dx annual cost | Post Dx average annual savings |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Persistent otitis media | 4.2 | 1.6 | $607 | $2549 | $971 | $1578 |
Serious sinus and upper respiratory infections | 4.6 | 2.1 | $1125 | $5175 | $2362 | $2813 |
Viral infections | 3.7 | 1.4 | $2038 | $7540 | $2853 | $4687 |
Acute bronchitis | 3.1 | 0.8 | $468 | $1450 | $374 | $1076 |
Bacterial pneumonias | 2.8 | 0.6 | $4748 | $13,294 | $2848 | $10,446 |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis | 4.3 | 1.4 | $2136 | $9184 | $2990 | $6194 |
Hospitalization days | 19.8 | 3.1 | $2607 | $51,618 | $8081 | $43,537 |
Physician/ER visits | 70.8 | 11.7 | $367 | $25,983 | $4293 | $21,690 |
Days on antibiotics | 166.2 | 72.8 | $5 | $831 | $364 | $467 |
School/work days missed | 33.9 | 8.9 | $200 | $6780 | $1780 | $5000 |
Total per patient without IgG | Â | Â | Â | $124,404 | $26,916 | $97,488 |
Total per patient treated with IgG [impact of IgG treatment weighted for 32% of identified patients in database (average annual cost of IgG ($30,000) × 32%)] |  |  |  | $124,404 | $36,516 | $87,888 |