"Health Care Costs" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
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.
| Descriptor ID |
D017048
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| MeSH Number(s) |
N03.219.151.400 N05.300.375
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| Concept/Terms |
Health Care Costs- Health Care Costs
- 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- Medical Care Costs
- Costs, Medical Care
- Cost, Medical Care
- Medical Care Cost
Treatment Costs- Treatment Costs
- Cost, Treatment
- Costs, Treatment
- Treatment Cost
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1997 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2003 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2004 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2006 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2008 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2009 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 2010 | 4 | 6 | 10 |
| 2011 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 3 | 6 | 9 |
| 2014 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2015 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
| 2016 | 4 | 1 | 5 |
| 2017 | 4 | 2 | 6 |
| 2018 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2019 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2020 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
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