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Table 3 Selected disease groups with the highest treatment costs

From: The economic burden of overseas medical treatment: a cross sectional study of Maldivian medical travelers

Disease group (ICD 10)

No of patients N

Median hospitalization price paid $

Total hospitalization cost $

External causes of morbidity & mortality

8

2,420.00

23,977.00

Congenital malformations

9

985.00

12,959.00

Neoplasms

51

890.00

108,769.00

Pregnancy, childbirth & puerperium

3

833.00

2,846.00

Diseases of the blood

7

800.00

29,515.00

Diseases of digestive system

35

700.00

44,004.00

Diseases of the circulatory system

82

691.00

181,215.00

Diseases of genitourinary system

62

603.00

52,151.00

Diseases of nervous system

69

593.00

112,048.00

Diseases of the respiratory system

25

500.00

50,811.00