Table 4 Costs per year across different kidney disease categories from the societal perspective

Cost of medications

  Median (IQR)

3,991,000 (2,101,250–7,669,500)

2,688,000 (1,785,000–4,194,750)

10,025,500 (7,086,000–14,400,500)

8,871,000 (7,307,500–10,791,000)

6,150,000 (4,051,500–8,737,500)

Cost of ESA

  Median (IQR)

0 (0–1,344,000)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–0)

3,312,000

(1,824,000–3,840,000)

540,000 (0–1,512,000)

Cost of blood tests

  Median (IQR)

715,000 (460,000–2,449,000)

600,000 (417,500–800,000)

680,000 (470,000–830,000)

564,000 (451,250–760,000)

2,584,500 (2,487,000–2,800,000)

Cost of radiology

  Median (IQR)

0 (0–68,000)

0 (0–75,000)

67,500 (0–127,500)

0 (0–0)

60,000 (60,000–60,000)

Cost of hospitalizations

  Median (IQR)

0 (0–1,791,750)

0 (0–857,750)

0 (0–0)

0 (0–1,125,000)

992,500 (0–8,791,750)

Cost of transfusions

  Median (IQR)

0 (0–0)

NA

NA

NA

540,000 (354,000-)

Cost of physicians

  Median (IQR)

165,000 (76,250–4,537,500)

100,000 (50,000–200,000)

90,000 (0–195,000)

100,000 (12,500–160,000)

5,850,000 (5,850,000–5,850,000)

Cost of nurses

  Median (IQR)

3,900,000 (3,900,000–3,900,000)

NA

NA

NA

3,900,000 (3,900,000–3,900,000)

Cost of transportation

  Median (IQR)

60,000 (40,000–390,000)

40,000 (20,000–60,000)

55,000 (20,000–100,000)

80,000 (52,500–137,500)

720,000 (720,000–720,000)

Dialysis modality cost

  Median (IQR)

0 (0–16,812,000)

NA

NA

26,928,000 (22,896,000–40,680,000)

16,812,000 (16,812,000–16,812,000)

Total cost

  Median (IQR)

7,217,500 (3,750,000–35,535,250)

4,527,500 (2,854,500–6,345,250)

10,825,500 (7,723,000–16,977,250)

43,322,488 (34,203,000–49,648,750)

42,144,500 (36,684,500–53,236,000)