SOURCE: 2010 Census. Notes: Cities shown are those included in the urbanized area names. Population and land area for these cities reflect municipal boundaries in place at the time of the 2010 census. City boundaries may extend beyond the urbanized area.
An American who tests positive for HIV today is expected to wrack up about $600,000. ATLANTA â An American diagnosed with the AIDS virus can expect to live for about 24 years on average, and the cost of health care over those two-plus decades is more than $600,000, new research indicates.
Cost effectiveness. 1  Estimated lifetime cost of treatment for one person with HIV is $379,668 (in 2010 dollars). 2  Estimated average annual cost for HIV treatment is $23,000 (in 2010 dollars). The estimated lifetime cost of medical care for the 1,708 people diagnosed with HIV in 2009 was $627 million dollars. 2  Estimates are based on average cost of ART and medical treatment. 3  This does not include estimated cost of additional supportive services such as housing, case management, or mental health treatment.