Table 5 Charges related to physician care
From: Healthcare use and costs before and after parathyroidectomy in patients on dialysis
| Before (N = 181) | After (N = 181) | P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Average monthly charges of encounters for any cause ($): | |||||
| Any service places | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 1,531 | 2,150 | 1,965 | 3,317 | 0.08 |
| Median | 880 | 1,093 | |||
| Emergent departments/urgent care centers | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 81 | 216 | 155 | 370 | 0.01 |
| Median | 0 | 0 | |||
| Inpatient acute care facilities | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 681 | 1,474 | 1,209 | 1,706 | <0.01 |
| Median | 0 | 618 | |||
| Physician offices/outpatient clinics | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 920 | 2,492 | 1,261 | 4,680 | 0.32 |
| Median | 250 | 152 | |||
| Outpatient hospitals | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 587 | 1,539 | 603 | 1,209 | 0.89 |
| Median | 0 | 0 | |||
| Other/unknown service places | |||||
| Mean (SD) | 440 | 827 | 391 | 531 | 0.41 |
| Median | 273 | 289 | |||
