Health Care Costs

The actual costs of providing services related to the delivery of health care, including the costs of procedures, therapies, and medications. It is differentiated from HEALTH EXPENDITURES, which refers to the amount of money paid for the services, and from fees, which refers to the amount charged, regardless of cost.

Year introduced: 1992

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Tree Number(s): N03.219.151.400, N05.300.375

MeSH Unique ID: D017048

Entry Terms:

• Cost, Health Care
• Costs, Health Care
• Health Care Cost
• Healthcare Costs
• Cost, Healthcare
• Costs, Healthcare
• Healthcare Cost
• Health Costs
• Cost, Health
• Costs, Health
• Health Cost
• Medical Care Costs
• Costs, Medical Care
• Cost, Medical Care
• Medical Care Cost
• Treatment Costs
• Costs, Treatment
• Cost, Treatment
• Treatment Cost

Previous Indexing:

• Costs and Cost Analysis (1966-1991)
• Health Expenditures (1968-1991)

See Also:

• Health Expenditures

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Care Economics and Organizations
Economics
Costs and Cost Analysis
Health Care Costs
Direct Service Costs
Drug Costs
Employer Health Costs
Hospital Costs

All MeSH Categories
Health Care Category
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation
Delivery of Health Care
Health Care Costs
Direct Service Costs
Drug Costs
Employer Health Costs
Hospital Costs