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Table 3 The estimated average cost per test of Ag-RDT implementation in Charité Berlin

From: The economic cost of implementing antigen-based rapid diagnostic tests for COVID-19 screening in high-risk transmission settings: evidence from Germany

SCENARIO

COST ITEMS

NON-DEDICATED MODE

100%

CHARITÉ

Protective gear

€ 0.27

Test + consumables

€ 5.53

Staff

€ 5.22

Overhead variable

€ 0.06

Overhead fix

€ 1.44

Building

€ 0.17

Equipment

€ 0.02

AVERAGE COST PER TEST

€ 12.71

(+) PCR confirmation

€ 13.10

SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS

LOW

€ 9.91

HIGH

€ 16.28

Staff time per-test:

Minimum 8 min, average 12 min, maximum 16 min