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Table 3 Incidence-based medical cost per patient of oropharyngeal and anogenital cancer in South Korea, 2013–2016

From: Incidence, cost and gender differences of oropharyngeal and noncervical anogenital cancers in South Korea

Cancer

2013

2014

2015

2016

Mean (USD)

Median (USD)

Mean (USD)

Median (USD)

Mean (USD)

Median (USD)

Mean (USD)

Median (USD)

Oropharynx (C01, 09, 10) a

18,867

17,874

21,624

20,111

21,668

20,408

21,870

20,759

 Male

19,719

18,445

22,418

20,635

22,828

21,492

23,041

21,606

 Female

15,671

13,294

17,955

17,075

17,071

15,116

16,819

13,857

Anus (C21)

10,662

8195

12,630

10,105

13,737

9025

15,911

12,230

 Male

10,331

7301

13,088

10,105

13,226

8645

15,419

11,042

 Female

11,009

9379

12,008

10,115

14,382

9864

16,394

12,880

Vulva (C51)

9176

6188

10,261

7075

13,056

8869

12,957

8032

Vagina (C52)

12,515

9835

14,113

10,608

16,580

13,758

18,636

13,954

Penis (C60)

6852

3409

8137

4114

10,601

4961

10,097

5512

  1. Unit: US dollar
  2. Adjusted by the medical care component of the Consumer Price Index in 2016
  3. a Oropharyngeal cancer, including the base of tongue and tonsil