Examples of Avoided Costs

.The average dollar spent on:
• Alcohol misuse screening and brief counseling interventions saves $4 in healthcare costs.15-16
• The Hib vaccine (to prevent invasive bacterial infections) saves $1.40 in direct medical
costs and $2.00 in indirect costs.17
• The hepatitis B vaccine saves 50 cents in direct medical costs and $3.10 in indirect costs.17
• The varicella vaccine (to prevent chickenpox) saves 90 cents in direct medical costs and
$5.40 in indirect costs.17
• Chlamydia testing and treatment saves $12 in complications arising from chlamydia.17