Some major examples of indirect costs
| Indirect costs (quantifiable in monetary terms) | Indirect or intangible costs (not quantifiable in monetary terms) |
| Change in productivity due to: | Psychological costs |
| changes in health status | Apprehension, grief, impending death |
| changes in morbidity | Disfigurement |
| changes in mortality | Disability |
| Job absenteeism | Loss of employment |
| Lost income of family members | Loss of opportunities for future job |
| Forgone leisure time | Pain |
| Time lost seeking medical services | Changes in social functioning daily living |
| Time spent attending patient (eg, hospital visits) | Values placed on patient's health and wellbeing |
↵Adapted from A practical guide to prevention effectiveness: decision and economic analyses. Atlanta, GA: Centers for Disease Control, 1993:103.