Table 6. Total Costs per Stage In-situ [TIS]
Item |
Cost |
1. Primary lesion Tx (biopsy, WLE, pathology, dermatology and surgery visits) (90% primary closure, 10% flaps) |
$2,310.20 + $124.68 |
2. Initial systemic workup |
0 |
3. Workup and Tx for SLN LN recurrence (systemic recurrence included in rate of distant metastases) |
0 0 0 |
4. Workup and Tx for palpable LN |
0 |
5. Workup and Tx for local recurrence (LR) 6.8% (like Tx for primary lesion; no other visits): 6.8% x [$2,685.20 + $3,521.80] |
$422.07 |
6. Workup and Tx for in-transit metastases (like treatment for primary lesion; no other visits) |
0 |
7. Workup and Tx for metastatic disease |
0 |
8. Surveillance (5 y) |
$1,240.00 |
9. Patient time costs 34.5hr x 16.00$/hr |
$551.34 |
10. Terminal care costs |
0 |
Total |
$4,648.48 |