Table 1 Basic Data of the Standard Simulation
From: Direct cost of cochlear implants in Germany – a strategic simulation
System | Parameter | Source | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
Demography | Population in 2017 | [17] | diverse |
Fertility in 2017 | [18] | diverse | |
Mortality in 2017 | [19] | diverse | |
Hearing Loss | Prevalence | [20] | diverse |
Incidence | adjusted | ||
Implantation | Feasibility of uni- and bilateral CI | Survey | diverse |
Willingness for uni- and bilateral CI | Survey | diverse | |
Unilateral CI implantations in 2018 | [21] | 3,887 | |
Unilateral CI implantations in 2019 | [22] | 4,232 | |
Unilateral CI implantations in 2020 | 3,809 | ||
Technical System | Average length of life of speech processor | [23] | 5 yrs |
Average length of life of CI | 20 yrs | ||
Cost | Cost of first year of implantation | [23] | 33,442.86 € |
Cost of second year after implantation | 3,369.96 € | ||
Cost of all further years p. a | 620.73 € | ||
Cost of reimplantation | 27,449.19 € | ||
Cost of processor exchange | 9,847.02 € |