Table 3 Mean and median annual health care costs per patient before and after kidney transplantation

Annual total health care costs

 Before transplantation

$78,661

($32,029)

$79,466

($59,164, $93,094)

$78,295

($32,912)

$79,112

($59,422, $92,769)

$80,279

($27,975)

$81,863

($59,155, $94,617)

 After transplantation

$59,071

($44,809)

$47,894

($38,029, $63,353)

$59,564

($47,161)

$47,861

($38,182, $62,785)

$56,891

($32,640)

$48,209

($37,324, $66,248)

Annual insured physician services

 Before transplantation

$4639

($4639)

$2742

($935, $6330)

$4905

($5873)

$3019

($1069, $6677)

$3460

($4527)

$1907

($579, $4432)

 After transplantation

$3786

($3824)

$2757

($1739, $4079)

$3880

($3701)

$2838

($1850, $4114)

$3373

($4338)

$2045

($1413, $3425)

Annual hospitalization costs

 Before transplantation

$23,563

($21,978)

$18,092

($11,592, $27,420)

$23,297

($22,655)

$16,974

($11,448, $27,099)

$24,744

($18,812)

$20,765

($13,760, $28,394)

 After transplantation

$25,986

($37,001)

$17,694

($10,116, $28,183)

$26,291

($39,960)

$16,955

($9815, $27,870)

$24,632

($19,200)

$21,642

($15,519, $28,394)