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An estimated 477,000 annual ED visits (95% CI: 459,000\u2013494,000) were documented, with 21% (n = 101,000, 95% CI: 97,000\u2013105,000) resulting in immediate hospital admission. The remaining 376,000 annual treat-and-release ED visits (95% CI: 361,000\u2013390,000) resulted in $194 million in annual direct costs. Most treat-and-release ED visits (97%) and costs ($178 million\/year) were associated with acute otitis externa. HAV ($5.5 million), NTM ($2.3 million), and salmonellosis ($2.2 million) were associated with next highest total costs. Cryptosporidiosis ($2,035), campylobacteriosis ($1,783), and NTM ($1,709) had the highest mean costs per treat-and-release ED visit. Overall, the annual hospitalization and treat-and-release ED visit costs associated with the selected diseases totaled $3.8 billion. 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