The average (mean) cost of an ambulatory visit arising due to an influenza infection was 312 U.S. dollars per person in 2016-2017, versus 119 dollars for prescribed medicines. This statistic illustrates the mean and median costs per person of treatment for influenza in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by type of treatment.
Mean and median costs of treatments per person for influenza in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by type of treatment*
(in U.S. dollars)
* 2016 expenses are adjusted to 2017 dolars.
** Also includes expenses for hospital inpatient stays and home health care.
*** The estimates shown do not account for facility expenses for the small proportion of visits that were immediately followed by an inpatient stay.
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AHRQ. (October 1, 2019). Mean and median costs of treatments per person for influenza in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by type of treatment* (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111205/per-person-costs-of-treatment-for-influenza-in-the-us-by-treatment-type/
AHRQ. "Mean and median costs of treatments per person for influenza in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by type of treatment* (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111205/per-person-costs-of-treatment-for-influenza-in-the-us-by-treatment-type/
AHRQ. (2019). Mean and median costs of treatments per person for influenza in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by type of treatment* (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111205/per-person-costs-of-treatment-for-influenza-in-the-us-by-treatment-type/
AHRQ. "Mean and Median Costs of Treatments per Person for Influenza in The U.S. in 2016-2017, by Type of Treatment* (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Oct 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111205/per-person-costs-of-treatment-for-influenza-in-the-us-by-treatment-type/
AHRQ, Mean and median costs of treatments per person for influenza in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by type of treatment* (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111205/per-person-costs-of-treatment-for-influenza-in-the-us-by-treatment-type/ (last visited August 25, 2024)
Mean and median costs of treatments per person for influenza in the U.S. in 2016-2017, by type of treatment* (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], AHRQ, October 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1111205/per-person-costs-of-treatment-for-influenza-in-the-us-by-treatment-type/