Annual Health Care Utilization and Costs for Treatment of Cutaneous and Anogenital Warts Among a Commercially Insured Population in the US, 2017-2019

Abstract

Cutaneous warts are common growths responsible for several million office visits per year. 1 While multiple treatments are available, including topical treatments, intralesional immunotherapy, and cryotherapy, 2,3 little is known about health care utilization and costs associated with different treatments.

Prognostic value of HPV genotyping in cutaneous warts​

“…Although most verrucae will disappear spontaneously, many patients do seek treatment (Holder et al, 2019b). According to a study by Berna et al, the estimated annual cost for cutaneous warts in 2019 in the United States amounted to $846 million with an average per-patient cost of $288.28 (Berna et al, 2022). In addition, over-the-counter costs and inoffice procedures and medications that were not billed were not included in this cost estimate suggesting that the per-patient cost may be even higher.…”