For the first year of suffering from paraplegia in the United States, average yearly expenses total over 687 thousand U.S. dollars. There are approximately 18,400 new cases of spinal cord injuries in the United States every year. This statistic displays the estimated yearly expenses for U.S. patients suffering from a spinal cord injury, by severity, as of 2024.
Average yearly expenses for U.S. patients suffering from spinal cord injury as of 2024*
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
First year
Each subsequent year
High tetraplegia (C1-C4) AIS ABC
1,410,163
244,879
Low tetraplegia (C5-C8) AIS ABC
1,018,966
150,222
Paraplegia AIS ABC
687,262
91,042
Motor functional at any level AIS D
460,224
55,900
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Average yearly expenses in U.S. dollars1,410,1631,410,1631,018,9661,018,966687,262687,262460,224460,224244,879244,879150,222150,22291,04291,04255,90055,900First yearEach subsequent yearHigh tetraplegia (C1-C4) AIS ABCLow tetraplegia (C5-C8) AIS ABCParaplegia AIS ABCMotor functional at any level AIS D
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