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Table 1 Discounts by benefit categories and indication class

From: Benefit assessment in Germany: implications for price discounts

Additional benefit: overall

     

Indication class by ICD-10

n

Mean

Min

Max

SD

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

51

22.01

0.00

42.54

12.00

Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs

2

24.50

23.15

25.85

1.91

Diseases of the circulatory system

14

25.25

4.65

58.73

16.10

Diseases of the digestive system

6

27.42

14.87

31.02

6.52

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

7

19.46

3.06

78.02

26.57

Diseases of the genitourinary system

2

19.80

19.80

19.80

0.00

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

1

39.44

39.44

39.44

Diseases of the nervous system

9

37.84 *

24.32

67.30

14.40

Diseases of the respiratory system

9

12.93 *

2.01

25.74

11.24

Diseases of the skin and subcutaneous tissue

1

42.75

42.75

42.75

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

24

19.86

1.00

48.60

12.43

Mental and behavioral disorders

2

25.68

17.36

34.00

11.77

Neoplasms

57

20.01

0.00

53.71

11.16

Other

8

20.73

13.64

28.55

6.43

Overall a

193

21.96

0.00

78.02

13.14

Size of target population a (upper level)

193

122808

6

3253000

409065

Additional benefit: overall with additional benefit

Indication class by ICD-10

n

Mean

Min

Max

SD

Certain infectious and parasitic diseases

29

20.16

0.00

42.54

12.57

Diseases of the circulatory system

8

27.32

4.65

58.73

17.77

Diseases of the digestive system

2

20.21

14.87

25.54

7.54

Diseases of the eye and adnexa

1

15.43

15.43

15.43

Diseases of the genitourinary system

2

19.80

19.80

19.80

0.00

Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue

1

39.44

39.44

39.44

Diseases of the nervous system

2

40.69 *

29.71

51.67

15.53

Diseases of the respiratory system

3

4.99 *

2.01

10.96

5.17

Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases

11

14.11

1.00

25.31

7.60

Other

4

16.36

13.64

24.50

5.43

Neoplasms

37

20.09

4.74

46.44

9.66

Overall

100

19.98

0.00

58.73

11.81

Size of target population (upper level)

100

80418

6

2542810

302323

  1. Abbreviations: Min minimum, Max maximum, SD standard deviation
  2. All discounts presented in %
  3. *p < 0.05 compared to mean discount of the other indications
  4. aIncluding the assessment with major benefit