Unit costs of major resources
| Resource | Unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| CV, cisplatin + vindesine; MIC, mitomycin, ifosfamide + cisplatin; MVP, mitomycin, vinblastine + cisplatin; NP, vinorelbine + cisplatin. | ||
| Source codes: A, English Trust Financial Returns 1999/2000, CIPFA; B, British National Formulary, Number 40, September 2000; C, day case episode cost less £50 (estimated day case “hotel costs”), 2000 NHS reference costs; D, 1997/98 Extra-Contractual Referral (ECR) tariff inflated to 1999/2000 pounds using the Heatlh Service Cost Index; E, mean value of responses from trusts surveyed (n = 6) with highest and lowest value trimmed; F, cost of PTCA from 2000 reference costs plus average price of stent, HTA Report; G, English Trust Financial Returns 1999/2000, CIPFA reduced to 32% to adjust for national average contribution of NHS to hospice revenue; H, Unit Costs of Health and Social Care, 2000, PSSRU, University of Kent at Canterbury. | ||
| Hospitalisations (per bed day) | ||
| Medical | £181 | A |
| Oncology | £353 | A |
| Chemotherapy drugs (per mg) | ||
| Cisplatin | £0.34 | B |
| Vindesine | £15.66 | B |
| Mitomycin | £1.85 | B |
| Ifosfamide | £0.02 | B |
| Vinblastine | £1.31 | B |
| Navelbine (vinorelbine) | £2.94 | B |
| Carboplatin | £0.43 | B |
| Gemcitabine | £0.16 | B |
| Administration (per cycle) | £86 | A |
| Concomitant drugs (by regimen) | ||
| CV | £37 | B |
| MIC | £55 | B |
| MVP | £37 | B |
| NP | £37 | B |
| Radiotherapy (baseline costs) | ||
| 0–3 fractions | £148 | C |
| 4–12 fractions | £270 | C |
| 13–23 fractions | £238 | C |
| Radiotherapy (alternative costs) | ||
| 0–3 fractions | £244 | D |
| 4–12 fractions | £402 | D |
| 13–23 fractions | £653 | D |
| Outpatient attendances | £86 | A |
| Investigations | ||
| Chest radiograph | £21 | E |
| Abdominal radiograph | £22 | E |
| CT scan | £155 | E |
| Electrocardiogram | £42 | E |
| Surgical procedures | ||
| Minor thoracic procedure | £273 | C |
| Intermediate thoracic procedure | £559 | C |
| Mouth/throat procedure | £416 | C |
| Stomach or duodenum, diagnostic procedure | £200 | C |
| Insertion of stent | £2272 | F |
| Hospice inpatient care (per bed day) | £58 | G |
| Primary care | ||
| GP contact (surgery) | £20 | H |
| GP contact (home) | £37 | H |
| GP contact (telephone) | £17 | H |
| Practice nurse contact (surgery) | £7 | H |