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Table 3 Total Hospitalization and Rehabilitation Cost of Patients with MS in 2019–20

From: Estimation the medical cost of multiple sclerosis in Iran; 2019–2020

MS Type

Course

Interventions

Patients

Number of Services

Services Unit Cost($)

Cost Per Patients ($)

Total Cost ($)

Primary Progressive (PPMS)

Three-week course (hospitalization)

Hospitalization

7024

21

43.47

913

6,413,369

Physiotherapy

7024

25

5.42

135.52

952,007.9

Speech Therapy

7024

12

6.71

80.58

566,046.3

Occupational therapy

7024

20

5.93

118.71

833,942

Total Cost

   

1247.82

8,765,365

One year course (outpatient)

Physiotherapy

7864

32

5.42

173.47

1,364,289

Speech Therapy

7024

10

6.71

67.15

471,705.2

Occupational therapy

6300

22

5.93

130.59

822,723

Total Cost

   

371.21

2,658,717

Secondary Progressive (SPMS) and Non Progressive

Three-week course (hospitalization)

Hospitalization

28,098

7

43.47

304.33

8,551,158

Physiotherapy

28,098

65

5.42

352.36

9,900,882

Speech Therapy

4515

18

6.71

120.87

545,830.3

Occupational therapy

28,098

45

5.93

267.11

750,5478

Total Cost

   

1044.69

26,503,348

One year course (outpatient)

EDSS < 3

Physiotherapy

5017

20

5.42

108.42

544,004.5

Speech Therapy

4515

3

6.71

20.14

90,971.7

Occupational therapy

4492

14

5.93

83.1

373,341.7

Total Cost

   

211.67

1,008,318

EDSS (3–5.5)

Physiotherapy

12,114

26

5.42

140.94

1,707,497

Speech Therapy

4442

4

6.71

26.86

119,330

Occupational therapy

10,684

20

5.93

118.71

1,268,405

Total Cost

   

286.52

3,095,232

EDSS (5.5–8.5)

Physiotherapy

11,182

30

5.42

162.63

1,818,558

Speech Therapy

4300

5

6.71

33.57

144,399.8

Occupational therapy

10,864

23

5.93

136.52

1,483,268

Total Cost

   

332.73

3,446,226

Total Rehabilitation Cost

     

45,477,205.5