Skip to main content

Table 3 Direct costs per CH bout

From: Direct and indirect costs of cluster headache: a prospective analysis in a tertiary level headache centre

Diagnosis

EEC (n = 89)

CCH (n = 19)

Total (n = 108)

p-value

NHS

PRI

NHS

PRI

NHS

PRI

Specialist visits

€48 ± €16

(21–103)

€74 ± €25

(32–160)

€153 ± €30

(103–207)

€237 ± €47

(160–320)

€66 ± €45

(21–207)

€103 ± €69 (32–320)

< 0.0001

ED visit

€51 ± €133

(0–723)

€165 ± €162

(0–482)

€71 ± €145

(0–723)

0.000

Diagnostic tests

€113 ± €161

(0–506)

€24 ± €27

(0–111)

€426 ± €156

(0–558)

€94 ± €34

(0–133)

€168 ± €200

(0–558)

€36 ± €39

(0–133)

< 0.0001

Acute medications

€1387 ± €1938

(14–8724)

€8314 ± €6822

(362–25,024)

€2606 ± €4236

(14–25,024)

< 0.0001

Transitional treatments

€7 ± €15

(0–60)

€3 ± €9

(0–32)

€41 ± €22

(0–52)

€25 ± €13

(0–32)

€13 ± €21

(0–60)

€7 ± €13

(0–32)

< 0.0001

Preventive medications

€40 ± €58

(0–371)

€8 ± €15

(0–60)

€275 ± €85

(153–445)

€82 ± €29

(0–91)

€81 ± €110

(0–445)

€21 ± €33

(0–91)

< 0.0001

Total

€1647 ± €2064

(34–9629)

€109 ± €60

(32–299)

€9374 ± €6898

(1382-26,147)

€438 ± €71

(315–554)

€3006 ± €4500

(34–26,147)

€166 ± €140

(32–554)

< 0.0001

€1755 ± €2110

(66–9927)

€9812 ± €6932

(1755-26,626)

€3173 ± €4609

(66–26,626)

< 0.0001

  1. CCH Chronic cluster headache, ECH Episodic cluster headache, ED Emergency department, NHS National health system, PRI Private cost