Table 2. Costs.
| Unit costs | SE | Source | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pre-, post-, and procedural costs | |||
| Audiometry | €60 | €6 | [15] |
| Audiological assessment | €158 | €16 | [17] |
| Vestibular assessment | €158 | €16 | [17] |
| Consultation Speech therapist | €43 | €4 | [16] |
| Consultation Psychologist / Social worker | €97 | €10 | [16] |
| MRI | €131 | €13 | [15] |
| CT scan | €131 | €13 | [15] |
| Electronystagmography (ENG) | €258 | €26 | [15] |
| Surgical consult | €506 | €51 | [16] |
| Preoperative general assessment | €121 | €12 | [16] |
| CI + processor and surgery | €59,108 | €5,911 | Hopsital Prices |
| One-sided CI processor replacement | €14,533 | €1,453 | Hopsital Prices |
| BCD + processor and surgery | €9,334 | €933 | Hopsital Prices |
| Replacement BCD processor | €4,574 | €457 | Expert opinion |
| Physician | €173 | €17 | [16] |
| Minor complication costs | |||
| Infection (skin, otitis media) | €145 | €14 | [16] |
| Neurological complications (facial palsy, dysgeusia) | €132 | €13 | [16] |
| Pain (facial stimulation, other) | €121 | €12 | [16] |
| Tinnitus (worsening or new occurrence) | €989 | €99 | [18] |
| Vestibular complications (vertigo, dizziness) | €238 | €24 | [16] |
| Other complications (cerebrospinal fluid leak hematoma, atlantoaxial subluxation) | €121 | €12 | [16] |
| Major complication costs | |||
| Surgical costs CI (Explantation) | €3,652 | €364 | [15] |
| Surgical costs BCD (Explantation) | €398 | €40 | [15] |
| Re-implantation CI | €44,581 | €4,458 | Calculated |
| Re-implantation BCD | €4,765 | €477 | Calculated |
| Minor revision (infection, cholestaetoma, other) | €1,189 | €119 | Hospital Prices |
| Productivity Costs | |||
| Hourly Productivity Costs Males | €48 | €5 | [16] |
| Hourly Productivity Costs Females | €40 | €4 | [16] |
BCD: Bone Conudction Device, CI: Cochlear Implant, CT: Computed Tomography, MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging