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. 2019 Aug 15;14(8):e0220800.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220800. eCollection 2019.

Healthcare costs of patients on different renal replacement modalities - Analysis of Dutch health insurance claims data

Sigrid M Mohnen  1 , Manon J M van Oosten  2 , Jeanine Los  3 , Martijn J H Leegte  4 , Kitty J Jager  2 , Marc H Hemmelder  4 , Susan J J Logtenberg  5 , Vianda S Stel  2 , Leona Hakkaart-van Roijen  3 , G Ardine de Wit  1   6
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Healthcare costs of patients on different renal replacement modalities - Analysis of Dutch health insurance claims data

Sigrid M Mohnen et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Background: The aim of this study is to present average annual healthcare costs for Dutch renal replacement therapy (RRT) patients for 7 treatment modalities.

Methods: Health insurance claims data from 2012-2014 were used. All patients with a 2014 claim for dialysis or kidney transplantation were selected. The RRT related and RRT unrelated average annual healthcare costs were analysed for 5 dialysis modalities (in-centre haemodialysis (CHD), home haemodialysis (HHD), continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD), automated peritoneal dialysis (APD) and multiple dialysis modalities in a year (Mix group)) and 2 transplant modalities (kidney from living and deceased donor, respectively).

Results: The total average annual healthcare costs in 2014 ranged from €77,566 (SD = €27,237) for CAPD patients to €105,833 (SD = €30,239) for patients in the Mix group. For all dialysis modalities, the vast majority (72-84%) of costs was RRT related. Patients on haemodialysis ≥4x/week had significantly higher average annual costs compared to those dialyzing 3x/week (Δ€19,122). Costs for kidney transplant recipients were €85,127 (SD = €39,679) in the year of transplantation and rapidly declined in the first and second year after successful transplantation (resp. €29,612 (SD = €34,099) and €15,018 (SD = €16,186)). Transplantation with a deceased donor kidney resulted in higher costs (€99,450, SD = €36,036)) in the year of transplantation compared to a living donor kidney transplantation (€73,376, SD = €38,666).

Conclusions: CAPD patients have the lowest costs compared to other dialysis modalities. Costs in the year of transplantation are 25% lower for patients with kidneys from living vs. deceased donor. After successful transplantation, annual costs decline substantially to a level that is approximately 14-19% of annual dialysis costs.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Figures

Fig 1
Fig 1. Classification of RRT modalities.
Note: Fig 1A: Classification of dialysis patients; CHD = Centre Haemodialysis; HHD = Home Haemodialysis; APD = Automated Peritoneal Dialysis; CAPD = Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis; Mix Group = dialysis modality changed in 2014; FYD = full year on dialysis; Fig 1B: Classification of transplantation patients. We included only the first received kidney transplantation in the study period of 2012–2014. * Excluded patients are not represented in the figure.
Fig 2
Fig 2. 4-week average mean healthcare costs related to treatment states, per modality.
Note: FYD = full year on dialysis; Incident = incident patients starting treatment in 2014; Deceased = patients who died in 2014; CHD = Centre Haemodialysis; HHD = Home Haemodialysis; APD = Automated Peritoneal Dialysis; CAPD = Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis; Mix Group = dialysis modality changed in 2014.
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