Cost of illness of hyponatremia in the United States

Table 5 Per patient and total costs of care by treatment setting

	Total # of patients	$ per patient	Total costs
Low Prevalence Scenario
Initial treatment in inpatient setting	738,778	$1,069	$789,604,595
Initial treatment in ER	177,063	$587	$103,950,219
Initial treatment in office setting	148,279	$1,049	$155,513,136
Follow-up treatment	473,097	$453	$214,332,436
Total			$ 1,263,400,385
High Prevalence Scenario
Initial treatment in inpatient setting	738,778	$2,721	$2,009,973,806
Initial treatment in ER	234,749	$381	$89,464,969
Initial treatment in office setting	257,305	$1,057	$271,952,427
Follow-up treatment	639,810	$916	$585,770,794
Total			$ 2,957,161,995

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