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Table 3 Total and Average per Beneficiary Medicare Payments in 2005 by Claim Type for Selected Conditions

From: Prevalence of multiple chronic conditions in the United States' Medicare population

 

Total Medicare Payments

(round to millions)

Average Payment

per Beneficiary

Total 1

$12,989

$7,874

Claim Type

  

Inpatient

$5,513

$3,342

SNF

$911

$552

Hospice

$321

$194

HH

$615

$373

OP

$1,605

$973

Physician/supplier

$3,588

$2,175

Durable medical equipment

$437

$265

Type of Condition 2

  

Cancer

$1,668

$16,057

CKD

$3,980

$26,671

COPD

$3,844

$21,409

Depression

$3,210

$16,869

Diabetes

$5,236

$13,082

HF

$6,015

$20,545

# Conditions

  

None

$2,359

$2,820

One

$3,431

$7,172

Two

$3,126

$14,931

Three or More

$4,073

$32,498

  1. 1Represents total Medicare payment for all claims regardless of the diagnosis on the claim. Includes beneficiaries in study cohort with at least 11 months of Part A and B coverage and no more than one month of managed care coverage.
  2. 2Beneficiaries may be counted in more than one chronic condition category.