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Table 3 Annual mean cost per patient (€) according to type of care and cancer type, 2014, €1.00 = NOK 8.357

From: The healthcare costs of treating human papillomavirus-related cancers in Norway

Cancer diagnosis

Cost (€) per patient

Type of care

No. of patientsa

Mean

Std.

Median

Cervical cancer

    

 Somatic hospital care

1213

14,130

21,857

1369

Inpatient

464

21,278

18,280

17,583

Outpatient

1163

6248

12,828

981

Vaginal cancer

    

 Somatic hospital care

33

14,005

15,488

7150

Inpatient

18

17,701

12,001

16,822

Outpatient

32

4486

7447

994

Vulvar cancer

    

 Somatic hospital care

233

14,523

19,724

4606

Inpatient

125

23,893

19,273

22,617

Outpatient

215

1848

3938

750

Penile cancer

    

 Somatic hospital care

190

8537

16,522

1511

Inpatient

72

19,271

21,170

8629

Outpatient

178

1318

1949

713

Anal cancer

    

 Somatic hospital care

401

12,736

20,621

2027

Inpatient

154

23,599

23,298

16,461

Outpatient

388

3796

5051

1426

Oropharyngeal cancer

    

 Somatic hospital care

714

16,432

26,550

892

Inpatient

247

33,593

27,355

26,867

Outpatient

698

4921

8347

717

  1. aThe number of inpatients and outpatients do not represent unique patients because patients can receive care multiple times, and may therefore be coded as both inpatient and outpatient dependent on which type of care they receive