Table 5 Estimated annual average cost per patient with PAH in Spain by FC. Incident and prevalent patients

Diagnosis

€2,882

€2,882

€2,882

€2,882

− €

− €

− €

− €

Medical visits

€539

€677

€1,179

€668

€1,078

€1,354

€2,358

€1,336

Tests

€377

€485

€628

€460

€2,530

€2,765

€3,101

€2,714

Hospitalisations

€2,778

€3,247

€6,854

€3,346

€5,555

€6,493

€13,708

€6,693

Transplants

− €

− €

− €

− €

− €

€1,274

€12,935

€1,673

Drugs

€13,825

€27,920

€69,836

€26,330

€26,619

€51,923

€130,866

€49,324

DIRECT HEALTHCARE COSTS

€20,401

€35,210

€81,378

€33,686

€35,783

€63,810

€162,967

€61,739

Formal care

€807

€1,695

€1,969

€1,432

€1,614

€3,390

€3,937

€2,863

Informal care

€2,031

€4,268

€4,956

€3,604

€4,063

€8,535

€9,912

€7,208

Supportive therapies

€605

€1,071

€1,414

€947

€881

€1,817

€2,465

€1,564

Medical devices

− €

− €

− €

− €

€53

€109

€175

€96

DIRECT NON-HEALTHCARE COSTS

€3,444

€7,034

€8,338

€5,982

€6,558

€13,742

€16,314

€11,731

Early retirement

− €

− €

− €

− €

€1,605

€3,440

− €

€2,619

Permanent leave

− €

− €

− €

− €

€12,843

€20,641

€24,081

€18,399

Temporary leave

− €

− €

− €

− €

€3,629

− €

− €

€1,154

Working hours reduction

− €

− €

− €

− €

€259

− €

− €

€82

Working days missed

€914

€1,371

€2,742

€1,320

€2,742

− €

− €

€872

Work time lost due to visits/test and trips

€907

€1,051

€2,729

€1,121

€1,815

€2,103

€5,458

€2,243

INDIRECT COSTS

€1,821

€2,422

€5,471

€2,441

€22,892

€26,184

€29,539

€25,369

TOTAL COSTS

€25,666

€44,667

€95,188

€42,110

€65,233

€103,736

€208,821

€98,839