Table 3

Non-fatal falls-attributable fraction of expenditures and associated healthcare spending according to type of service: 2017, 2019 and 2021 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey and 2020 National Health Expenditure Accounts, USA

Service typeAttributable fraction, % (95% CI)Healthcare spending, billion $ (95% CI)
Hospital14.4 (9.1 to 19.6)50.8 (32.3 to 69.3)
Physician/other provider7.3 (4.7 to 9.9)19.0 (12.2 to 25.7)
Dental4.2 (0.4 to 8.0)1.4 (0.1 to 2.7)
Prescription drugs0.2 (−5.3 to 5.6)0.2 (−6.4 to 6.8)
Other*19.7 (12.8 to 26.7)33.2 (38.5 to 80.3)
Total104.6 (76.8 to 184.8)
  • *Includes other health, residential and personal care; home healthcare; durable medical equipment; other non-durable medical product.