Oral disorders resulted in $93 billion in personal healthcare spending in the 2010s, according to a study published Feb. 14 in JAMA Network.
Researchers analyzed 76.6% of personal healthcare spending between 2010 and 2019, using more than 40 billion insurance claims and nearly 1 billion facility records to understand which health conditions had the most spending and the variation across locations.
The data spans various healthcare sectors, including ambulatory care, dental care, emergency department care, home healthcare, hospital inpatient care, nursing facility care and pharmaceuticals
Here are the most expensive health conditions in the 2010s, according to the study:
- Type 2 diabetes — $143.9 billion
- Musculoskeletal disorders — $108.6 billion
- Oral disorders — $93 billion
- Ischemic heart disease — $80.7 billion