# Metadata Source URL:: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_trial#Economics Topics:: #health-tech --- # Clinical trial - Wikipedia ## Highlights > [!quote]+ Updated on 091022_125433 > > Clinical trial costs vary depending on trial phase, type of trial, and disease studied. A study of clinical trials conducted in the United States from 2004 to 2012 found the average cost of Phase I trials to be between $1.4 million and $6.6 million, depending on the type of disease. Phase II trials ranged from $7 million to $20 million, and Phase III trials from $11 million to $53 million