Table 5.
Annual per capita health care expenditures in the U.S., by diabetes status, 2017 (in actual dollars)
| Cost component | With diabetes ($) | Unadjusted | Adjusted for age and sex | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Without diabetes ($) | Ratio with to without diabetes | Without diabetes ($) | Ratio with to without diabetes | Attributed to diabetes ($)* | ||
| Institutional care | ||||||
| Hospital inpatient | 4,966 | 1,202 | 4.1 | 2,147 | 2.3 | 2,819 |
| Nursing/residential facility | 991 | 238 | 4.2 | 730 | 1.4 | 261 |
| Hospice | 129 | 73 | 1.8 | 126 | 1.0 | 3 |
| Outpatient care | ||||||
| Physician office | 2,099 | 629 | 3.3 | 886 | 2.4 | 1,213 |
| Emergency | 755 | 443 | 1.7 | 431 | 1.7 | 323 |
| Ambulance services | 28 | 11 | 2.5 | 15 | 1.9 | 13 |
| Hospital outpatient and freestanding ambulatory surgical center | 850 | 327 | 2.6 | 363 | 2.3 | 488 |
| Home health | 586 | 178 | 3.3 | 449 | 1.3 | 137 |
| Podiatry | 25 | 6 | 4.0 | 14 | 1.7 | 10 |
| Outpatient medications and supplies | ||||||
| Insulin | 606 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 606 |
| Diabetes supplies | 151 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 151 |
| Other antidiabetes agents† | 642 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 641 |
| Prescription medications | 4,741 | 1,029 | 4.6 | 1,858 | 2.6 | 2,882 |
| Other equipment and supplies‡ | 185 | 82 | 2.2 | 132 | 1.4 | 53 |
| Total* | 16,752 | 4,220 | 4.0 | 7,151 | 2.3 | 9,601 |
Data sources: NIS (2014), CMS MDS (2013), NAMCS (2013–2015), NHAMCS (2012–2014), MEPS (2011–2015), NHHCS (2007), NHIS (2014–2016), OptumInsight dNHI (2015), Medicare 5% SAFs (2014), and U.S. Census Bureau (2017). NA, not applicable.
*
Numbers do not necessarily sum to totals because of rounding.
†
Includes antidiabetes agents such as exenatide and pramlintide.
‡
Includes but is not limited to eyewear, orthopedic items, hearing devices, prosthesis, bathroom aids, medical equipment, and disposable supplies.