Table 1: Structured review results.
| Country | Year | Authors | Expenditure | |||
| CL | CP | CLP | Combined | |||
| United States | 1985-1988 | Pfeifer, et al. [17] | / | / | Secondary bone graft: $22,744 (direct) NAM and GPP: $19,745 (direct) | / |
| California, United States | 1988 | Waitzman, et al. [6] | / | / | / | $11,000 (direct for one year) $73,125 (indirect for one year) |
| United States | 1992 | Waitzman, et al. [7] | / | / | / | $599 million (Indirect) $117 million (Direct) |
| United States | 1992 | Harris and James [8] | / | / | / | $1,045,695 - $93,593,084 |
| North Carolina, United States (Medicaid) | 1995-2004 | Cassell, et al. [10] | $1,272,095 (total) | $11,120,982 (total) | $13,313,256 (total) | $65,319 (per child) |
| Netherlands | 1997 | Severens, et al. [18] | / | / | Unilateral: PSOT used: $852 (Direct) $359 (Indirect) Non-PSOT used: $304 (Direct) $209 (Indirect) | / |
| United States (MarketScan) | 2004 | Boulet, et al. [11] | Approx. $11,500 per year up to 10yo | Approx. $16,000 per year up to 10yo | Approx. $15,500 per year up to 10yo | Total mean cost in 2004 = $15,270 per year up to 10yo |
| United States | 2004 | Russo and Elixhauser [9] | / | $15,506,700 | CL with or without cleft palate $27,155,800 | / |
| Katmandu, Nepal | 2005 | Corlew [15] | GNI per capita: Adds $856 and $6,598 to lifetime individual income. VSL: Adds $56,919 to $143,363 | GNI per capita: Adds $856 and $6,598 to lifetime individual income. VSL: Adds $56,919 to $143,363 | / | / |
| Sub-Saharan Africa | 2008 | Alkire, et al. [16] | / | / | / | Human capital approach: $252 million to $411 million. VSL: $5.4 billion to $9.7 billion |
| India (Operation Smile and GCCCC) | 2009-2013 | Nagengash, et al. [14] | / | / | / | Human capital approach: $252 million to $411 million. VSL: $5.4 billion to $9.7 billion |
| India (Operation Smile) | 2011-2013 | Hackenburg, et al. [13] | / | / | / | Total cost: $3,148,364.75 Cost effectiveness: $189.81/DALY |
| India (Operation Smile) | 2012 | Alkire, et al. [12] | / | / | / | 2745000 (direct) VSL: $32 million and $116 million |