Table 7. Total Costs per Stage IA
Item |
Cost |
1. Primary lesion Tx (biopsy, WLE, pathology, dermatology and surgery visits) (60% closure, 35% flaps, 5% grafts) |
$2,310.20 +$311.71 + $62.34 |
2. Initial systemic workup |
0 |
3. Workup and Tx for SLN |
0
$248.00 $326.40 |
4. Workup and Tx for palpable LN |
NA |
5. Workup and Tx for LR 0.45% (like Tx for primary lesion; no other visits): 0.45% x [$2,685.20 + $3,521.80] |
$27.90 |
6. Workup and Tx for in-transit metastases (like treatment for physician; no other visits) |
$139.50 |
7. Workup and Tx for metastatic disease 2.1% x $116,294.18 |
$2,442.18 |
8. Surveillance (5 y) |
$3,759.00 |
9. Patient time costs 70.8hr x 16.00$/hr |
$1,132.8 |
10. Terminal care costs 2.1% x $14,500.00 |
$304.50 |
Total |
$11,114.97 |