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. 2016 Oct;22(10):10.18553/jmcp.2016.15404. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2016.15404

TABLE 4.

Cost of Biopsy Procedures in Patients with ≥ 1 Biopsy Procedure by Outpatient and Inpatient Setting

Total Population (N = 3,579) Previously Diagnosed Patients (n = 800) Newly Diagnosed Patients (n = 2,779)
Outpatient Inpatient Outpatient Inpatient Outpatient Inpatient
Total cost per patient, $
Copaya
All patients, n 3,031 973 709 183 2,322 790
   Mean (SD) 60 (147) 180 (691) 50 (151) 216 (742) 63 (146) 172 (679)
   Median 4 0 2 0 5 0
Erlotinib recipients, n 2,967 950 707 183 2,260 767
   Mean (SD) 60 (147) 179 (693) 50 (151) 216 (742) 63 (146) 170 (681)
   Median 4 0 2 0 5 0
Crizotinib recipients, n 64 23 2 0 62 23
   Mean (SD) 70 (145) 245 (610) 4 (6) NA 72 (147) 245 (610)
   Median 8 0 4 NA 11 0
Net payb
All patients, n 3,031 973 709 183 2,322 790
   Mean (SD) 1,223 (1,899) 8,163 (18,712) 1,127 (1,749) 12,409 (23,523) 1,252 (1,942) 7,180 (17,279)
   Median 534 331 491 473 542 322
Erlotinib recipients, n 2,967 950 707 183 2,260 767
   Mean (SD) 1,220 (1,896) 8,248 (18,874) 1,130 (1,751) 12,409 (23,523) 1,248 (1,939) 7,256 (17,457)
   Median 534 327 492 473 540 314
Crizotinib recipients, n 64 23 2 0 62 23
   Mean (SD) 1,340 (2,035) 4,651 (9,540) 36 (50) NA 1,382 (2,054) 4,651 (9,540)
   Median 694 574 36 NA 739 574
Cost per patient by number of biopsy procedures, $
1 procedure, n 1,911 861 431 166 1,480 695
Copay
   Mean (SD) 41 (114) 180 (713) 29 (91) 227 (776) 45 (119) 168 (698)
   Median 1 0 0 0 2 0
Net pay
   Mean (SD) 778 (1,194) 7,339 (16,879) 693 (1,030) 11,217 (22,199) 803 (1,237) 6,413 (15,213)
   Median 342 286 317 428 350 280
2 procedures, n 777 99 181 14 596 85
Copay
   Mean (SD) 84 (181) 167 (457) 79 (215) 116 (205) 86 (169) 175 (487)
   Median 13 0 4 5 17 0
Net pay
   Mean (SD) 1,581 (2,070) 12,954 (26,350) 1,309 (1,517) 17,169 (29,068) 1,664 (2,205) 12,260 (25,996)
   Median 839 689 696 1,541 873 685
3 procedures, n 250 13 68 3 182 10
Copay
   Mean (SD) 108 (207) 317 (679) 90 (219) 71 (122) 114 (203) 391 (765)
   Median 20 0 17 0 24 0
Net pay
   Mean (SD) 2,530 (2,742) 26,246 (41,013) 2,386 (2,854) 56,184 (32,492) 2,584 (2,705) 17,265 (40,246)
   Median 1,552 2,038 1,337 59,956 1,675 1,338

Note: Cost and SD are rounded to the nearest whole number.

a Copay corresponds to the cost in patient perspective.

b Net pay corresponds to the cost in payer perspective.

NA = not applicable; SD = standard deviation.