A reconstruction of a medical history from administrative data: with an application to the cost of skin cancer

Rowell, David; Gordon, Louisa G; Olsen, Catherine M; Whiteman, David C

doi:10.1186/s13561-015-0042-x

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Table 1 Observed category 1 costs

From: A reconstruction of a medical history from administrative data: with an application to the cost of skin cancer

Medical benefits scheme item description	MBS code	Freq.	Mean (AU$)	Total (AU$)
Diagnostic biopsy of skin or mucous membrane, specimen sent for biopsy	30071	1956	49	96,351
Removal of malignant neoplasm of skin by serial curettage or carbon dioxide laser excision-ablation: < 10 lesions	30196	433	96	41,590
Removal of malignant neoplasm of skin by serial curettage or carbon dioxide laser excision-ablation: > 10 lesions	30197	8	680	5,438
Removal of malignant neoplasm of skin by cryotherapy: <10 lesions	30202	121	42	5,082
Removal of malignant neoplasm of skin by cryotherapy: > 10 lesions	30203	16	145	2,328
Removal of malignant neoplasm of skin and cartilage by cryotherapy: > 10 lesions	30205	0	0	0
Mircographically controlled serial excision of skin tumour with histological examination: < 6 lesions	31000	15	826	12,383
Mircographically controlled serial excision of skin tumour with histological examination: 7–12 lesions	31001	6	1,111	6,667
Mircographically controlled serial excision of skin tumour with histological examination: > 13 lesions	31002	2	1,225	2,451
Removal from nose, eyelid, lip, ear, digit or genitalia by surgical excision
Removal of BCC or SCC with malignancy confirmed: < 10 mm diameter	31255	169	183	30,950
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour < 10 mm diameter	31256	15	165	2,475
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by non-original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour < 10 mm diameter	31257	3	264	791
Removal of recurrent BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed by histology: Original tumour < 10 mm diameter	31258	1	185	185
Removal of BCC or SCC with malignancy confirmed: >10 mm diameter	31260	46	218	10,038
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour >10 mm diameter	31261	6	291	1,746
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by non-original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour > 10 mm diameter	31262	1	422	422
Removal of recurrent BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed by histology: Original tumour > 10 mm diameter	31263	0	0	0
Removal from face, neck (anterior to the sternomastoid muscles) or lower leg (mid-calf to ankle) by surgical excision
Removal of BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed by histology, <10 mm diameter	31265	338	165	55,710
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour <10 mm diameter	31266	12	177	2,126
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by non-original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour <10 mm diameter	31267	1	154	154
Removal of recurrent BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed by histology: Original tumour >10 mm diameter	31268	1	154	154
Removal of BCC or SCC with malignancy confirmed: 10-20 mm diameter	31270	128	213	27,276
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour 10-20 mm diameter	31271	1	106	106
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by non-original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour 10-20 mm diameter	31272	0	0	0
Removal of recurrent, BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed: Original tumour 10-20 mm diameter	31273	0	0	0
Removal of BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed: >20 mm diameter	31275	25	246	6,158
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour >20 mm diameter	31276	2	188	376
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by non-original GP; Original tumour >20 mm diameter	31277	1	101	101
Removal of recurrent BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed: Original tumour > 20 mm diameter	31278	0	0	0
Removal from other body areas by surgical excision
Removal of BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed by histology, <10 mm diameter	31280	620	144	89,155
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour <10 mm diameter	31281	7	171	1,197
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by non-original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour <10 mm diameter	31282	2	141	282
Removal of recurrent BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed by histology: Original tumour >10 mm diameter	31283	1	131	131
Removal of BCC or SCC with malignancy confirmed: 10-20 mm diameter	31285	267	179	47,706
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour 10-20 mm diameter	31286	2	133	267
Removal of residual BCC or SCC by non-original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour 10-20 mm diameter	31287	2	178	355
Removal of recurrent, BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed: Original tumour 10-20 mm diameter	31288	0	0	0
Removal of BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed: >20 mm diameter	31290	30	226	6,782
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by original GP, specimen sent to histology: Original tumour >20 mm diameter	31291	1	201	201
Removal of residual BCC or SCC, by non-original GP: Original tumour >20 mm diameter	31292	2	355	710
Removal of recurrent BCC or SCC, malignancy confirmed: Original tumour > 20 mm diameter	31293	0	0	0
Removal of recurrent BCC or SCC, by non-original GP, malignancy confirmed: Tumour size unspecified.	31295	6	304	1,822
Totals		4247		459,664

Note:
(i) KC < 10 mm (31255, 31256, 31258, 31265, 31266, 31267, 321280, 31281).
(ii) KC > 20 mm (31275, 31277, 31290).
iii) KC 10-20 mm (31270, 31285, 31287).
(iv) KC > 10 mm (31260, 31261, 31262) [Removed from nose, eyelid, lip, ear, digit or genitalia].
(v) Unspecified size (30071, 31096, 30202, 30203).
Abbreviations: Basal Cell Carcinoma (BCC), Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC), General Practitioner (GP).

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ISSN: 2191-1991

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