F. Average Cost Estimates

4. What is the average cost of VA outpatient care?

The table below presents the average cost per visit for outpatient care. The data are not adjusted for inflation.

Average Cost per visit for Each Outpatient Category of Care, FY00 - FY06
Category of Care	FY00	FY01	FY02	FY03	FY04	FY05	FY06
Outpatient Medicine	153	161	170	176	181	187	207
Outpatient dialysis	354	359	385	446	469	450	477
Outpatient ancillary	98	92	94	104	97	100	104
Outpatient rehabilitation	96	100	110	114	123	128	143
Outpatient diagnostic	99	99	95	101	99	101	105
Outpatient pharmacy
Outpatient prosthetic	216	217	215	209	207	207	209
Outpatient surgery	173	182	206	227	240	253	299
Outpatient psychiatry	113	112	122	125	129	136	153
Outpatient substance abuse	75	79	81	85	91	99	109
Outpatient dental	268	291	301	318	319	363	407
Outpatient adult day care	100	162	136	132	171	140	131
Outpatient home care	214	286	334	374	372	386	390

Notes

This table includes overhead and physician costs.