Analysis of medical services provided to patients with peripheral facial palsy in Korea: a descriptive, cross-sectional study of the health insurance review and assessment service national patient sample database

Table 3 Number of bills and medical costs per category

	Total					WM^a					KM^b
	Case		Cost			Case		Cost			Case		Cost
	N^c	%^e	Total^d	%	Per case^d	N^c	%	Total^d	%	Per case^d	N^c	%	Total^d	%	Per case^d
Total	62,586		1,894,107		30.3	10,588		740,607		69.9	51,998		1,177,452		22.6
Outpatient visits (consultations)	61,417	98.1	491,841	25.6	8.0	9548	90.2	119,028	16.1	12.5	51,869	99.8	372,813	31.7	7.2
Hospitalizations	550	0.9	247,027	12.9	449.1	360	3.4	130,765	17.7	363.2	190	0.4	116,263	9.9	611.9
Medication	7863	12.6	34,348	1.8	4.4	1054	10.0	22,232	3.0	21.1	6809	13.1	12,116	1.0	1.8
Injections	1495	2.4	27,906	1.5	18.7	1495	14.1	27,906	3.8	18.7	–	–	–	–	–
Anesthesia	433	0.7	13,636	0.7	31.5	433	4.1	13,636	1.8	31.5	–	–	–	–	–
Physiotherapy	4696	7.5	88,787	4.6	18.9	4696	44.4	88,787	12.0	18.9	–	–	–	–	–
Procedure/surgery	52,092	83.2	691,548	36.1	13.3	158	1.5	16,397	2.2	103.8	51,934	99.9	675,150	57.3	13.0
Examinations	2708	4.3	184,190	9.6	68.0	2434	23.0	183,081	24.7	75.2	274	0.5	1109	0.1	4.0
Radiographic Evaluations/interventions	624	1.0	11,422	0.6	18.3	624	5.9	11,422	1.5	18.3	–	–	–	–	–

^aWM: Number of bills and medical costs per category for Western care
^bKM: Number of bills and medical costs per category for Korean traditional medical care
^cN: Total/Western/Korean medical bills
^dThe cost of items determined to be eligible for reimbursement by the HIRA (Health Insurance Review and Assessment Service) out of the total treatment amount was indicated in the submitted insurance claim statement. It was converted to U.S. Dollars on October 12, 2018 (USD 1.00 = South Korean Won 1130)
^e%: N/total number of bills*100, percentage of bills containing the corresponding category

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