Table 2 Laboratory and radiological tests cost item: clinical practice, unit and total cost
From: Economic burden of lung cancer in Turkey: a cost of illness study from payer perspective
Laboratory/radiological tests | Annual rate (%) | Annual test # per patient | Unit cost (€) | Total (€) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SCLC | NSCLC | ||||
Liver function tests | 100 | 100 | 1 | Included in the package | |
Kidney function tests | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Hemogram | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Complete urinalysis | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
C-reactive protein | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Peripheral smear | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Protein | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Sputum smear | 20.77 | 20.77 | Â | ||
Fasting blood glucose | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Lipid panel | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Sputum culture | 12.2 | 12.2 | 1 | ||
Electrocardiography | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Pulmonary function test | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
PA chest X-ray | 100 | 100 | 1 | ||
Upper abdominal CT | 100 | 100 | 1 | 9.91 | 19.82 |
Brain MRI | 50 | 50 | 1 | 11.71 | 23.4 |
Lung MRI | 2.5 | 2.5 | 1 | 11.71 | 0.58 |
Bone scintigraphy | 15 | 15 | 1 | 14.59 | 4.37 |
Lung scintigraphy | 19 | 19 | 1 | 24.02 | 9.12 |
Positron emission tomography | 100 | 100 | 1 | 185.58 | 371.17 |
Bronchoscopy | 90 | 90 | 1 | 31.51 | 67.08 |
Endobronchial ultrasonography | 25 | 25 | 1 | 21.36 | 10.68 |
Lymph node fine needle aspiration biopsy | 15 | 15 | 1 | 62.01 | 18.60 |
Lung fine needle aspiration biopsy | 35 | 35 | 1 | 63.30 | 44.31 |
Thoracentesis | 15 | 15 | 1 | 60.68 | 18.20 |
Pleural biopsy | 5 | 5 | 1 | 40.06 | 4.00 |
Endoscopy | 5 | 5 | 1 | 23.24 | 2.32 |
Colonoscopy | 5 | 5 | 1 | 42.21 | 4.22 |
Mutation analysis | 22.4 | 22.4 | 1 | 218.05 | 48.84 |
Per patient laboratory and radiological tests cost (€) | SCLC | 316.42 | |||
NSCLC | 367.24 | ||||