Skip to main content

Table 1 Unit cost data by country in Euros

From: Patterns of resource utilization and cost for postmenopausal women with hormone-receptor–positive, human epidermal growth factor receptor-2–negative advanced breast cancer in Europe

 

Francea

Germanya

Netherlandsa

Belgiuma

Swedena

Healthcare Provider Visit

 Oncologist

45.00

50.65

72.00

54.98

126.47

 General practitioner

23.00

35.75

28.00

23.67

73.03

 Physiotherapist

30.00

20.00

35.00

25.00

36.63

 Dietician

61.07

20.00

27.00

30.00

50.00

 Psychotherapist

37.00

33.30

77.00

50.00

100.00

 Outpatient (ambulatory care)

150.00

157.61

150.00

120.00

285.93

 Day-care hospitalization

295.51

200.00

251.00

350.00

529.43

 Home nurse visits

40.00

36.16

35.00

40.00

68.03

 Palliative care (outpatient)

40.00

36.16

35.00

40.00

68.03

 Hospitalization (inpatient)

3204.00

3317.61

2931.18

2534.00

4007.79

 Palliative care (inpatient)

6346.00b

1339.98c

3057.17d

3500.00b

5981.83b

Diagnostic/Monitoring Test

 CBC

8.37

9.10

8.74

8.15

8.74

 Blood chemistry panel

38.37

39.95

32.00

32.62

41.74

 Blood tumor markers

16.70

8.70

9.00

25.00

20.74

 Creatinine (urine)

2.07

1.80

2.07

1.75

1.74

 Hematuria (urine)

2.35

1.25

2.35

1.75

1.74

 Bicarbonates (urine)

2.35

1.25

2.35

1.75

1.74

 Mammography

66.42

62.96

83.48

41.89

77.65

 Bone X-ray

47.88

87.97

106.63

60.00

70.71

 Chest X-ray

42.56

50.00

77.74

50.08

89.00

 DXA

39.96

30.90

31.50

47.00

57.96

 PET-CT

1034.00

1100.00

1454.80

1000.00

1390.80

 CT scan

313.10

225.71

218.04

200.00

298.44

 MRI

365.11

558.28

377.29

250.00

700.00

 Bone scintigraphy

180.44

226.20

189.19

200.00

250.00

 Liver ultrasound

56.70

61.58

38.20

ND

123.29

 Primary tumor biopsy

176.80

193.93

205.97

261.41

274.57

 Metastases biopsy

176.80

193.93

205.97

261.41

274.57

 Electrocardiogram

13.52

19.80

39.40

19.80

22.26

  1. Abbreviations: CBC complete blood count, CT computed tomography, DXA dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, ND no data, PET-CT positron emission tomography–computed tomography
  2. aCost per order for each country: France, August 2012; Germany, September 2012; The Netherlands, June 2012; Belgium, November 2012; Sweden, November 2012
  3. bOne-time cost
  4. cPer admission
  5. dMean stay, 8 days