Medical cost analysis of the diabetic in-patients / 中华内分泌代谢杂志

ABSTRACT

A total of 2794 diabetic patients admitted in the PLA Hospital N. 306 from 2000 to 2004 were analyzed for their in-patients cost, based on database according to the ICD-9 code and the standard forms for the investigation of medical expenditure. The average total medical cost of these in-patients Was 6557,6887,8235,9633 and ll785 RMB Yuan (1 US Dollar=8.1 RMB Yuan) from 2000 to 2004, respectively. Comparing with that in 2000, the average medical cost for these in. patients increased 5%,26%,47% and 80% from 2001 to 2004, respectively; of which 17%,19%,47% and 96% for drugs; 5%,29%,56% and 92% for the examinations. The total medical cost, drug and examination cost increased 1.01,1.14 and 1.10 times for the diabetic patients with cerebral infarction, 1.16,1.37 and 1.12 times with hypertension, and 1.124,1.11 and 1.18 times with cholecystitis and/or gallstones, as compared with their counterparts without diabetes mellitus.