Direct health care cost of treatment and medication of biliary atresia patients using the National Database of Health Insurance Claims and Specific Health Checkups

Japanese national database study quantifies lifetime health care costs for biliary atresia treatment across six care phases. Mean costs range from $6,847 for prediagnosis to $105,334 for liver transplantation hospitalization, with annual follow-up costs of $15,499-$25,459 depending on intervention stage.