Table 4 Total cost and unit cost of PC (in 2018 US$)
From: Estimating cost of prostate cancer management: an experience from Tanzania
Services | IPPM (private/credit) | NHIF | public | Cost sharing | Total cost | % distribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Full blood picture | 100.3 | 324.5 | 1264.6 | 873.1 | 2562.6 | 1.7 |
PSA level | 654.3 | 1832.0 | 8270.3 | 6375.4 | 17,132.0 | 11.6 |
Abd–pelvic USS | 222.5 | 200.6 | 1123.4 | 656.3 | 2202.8 | 1.5 |
CXR | 52.3 | 139.6 | 424.0 | 180.6 | 796.5 | 0.5 |
Electrolytes(sodium) | 78.5 | 157.0 | 604.6 | 400.4 | 1240.5 | 0.8 |
Electrolytes(potassium) | 78.5 | 157.0 | 604.6 | 400.4 | 1240.5 | 0.8 |
Creatinine | 78.5 | 122.1 | 785.2 | 671.3 | 1657.1 | 1.1 |
Bun | 78.5 | 122.1 | 785.2 | 671.3 | 1657.1 | 1.1 |
Tissue biopsy | 209.4 | 523.4 | 3245.3 | 2240.3 | 6218.4 | 4.2 |
Lumbo-sacral X-ray | 34.9 | 104.7 | 714.5 | 345.5 | 1199.5 | 0.8 |
Spine MRI | 200.6 | 1832.0 | 1099.2 | 1099.2 | 4231.1 | 2.9 |
Admission | 2892.0 | 9666.1 | 15,546.0 | 9831.4 | 37,935.5 | 25.6 |
BSO | 610.7 | 1177.7 | 13,347.6 | 6673.8 | 21,809.8 | 14.7 |
Consumables | 668.9 | 3358.7 | 13,522.1 | 10,071.8 | 27,621.5 | 18.6 |
Consultations | 78.5 | 1078.3 | 6084.9 | 3379.1 | 10,620.8 | 7.2 |
Open prostatectomy | 327.1 | 654.3 | 5626.9 | 3402.3 | 10,010.7 | 6.8 |
Total | 6365.7 | 21,450.4 | 73,048.2 | 47,272.2 | 148,136.4 | 100.0 |
Average | 1060.9 | 893.8 | 471.3 | 441.8 | 507.3 |