Table 1. Unit cost of resource use items (2021–2022 prices).
Resource use items | Unit cost (£) | HRG code/details | Source |
Medication | |||
COCP (Microgynon) Ethinylestradiol 30 µg, Levonorgestrel 150 µg | 0.94 | Per pack (for 28 days preparation) | BNF 8432 |
Levonogestrel (Mirena) 20 µg/24 hours intrauterine device | 88 | Per device | BNF 8432 |
Medroxyprogesterone acetate (Depo-Provera) 150 mg/1 mL suspension for injection vials | 6.01 | Per vial | BNF 8432 |
Triptorelin (Decapeptyl SR) 3 mg (GnRHa) | 69 | Per vial | BNF 8432 |
Pain relief medication | 0.97 | Weighted average of participant pain relief medication | BNF 8432 |
Primary care visit | |||
GP consultation (10 min) | 45.17 | PSSRU 202222 | |
Further surgery | |||
Removal of polyps | 4369.71 | MA09B | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Removal of fibroids | 4369.71 | MA09B | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Endometrial ablation | 1416.51 | MA12Z | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Laparoscopic hysterectomy | 5935.16 | MA08B | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Surgery for endometriosis via laparoscopy | 4369.71 | MA09B | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Test/investigations | |||
Laparoscopy | 3280.88 | MA10Z | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Ultrasound | 71.90 | RD40Z | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Hysteroscopy | 521.82 | MA31Z | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Follow-up after surgery | 235.39 | WF01A | NHS Reference cost 2020/2133 |
Productivity loss | |||
Full-time employee work absence | 640* | Per week† | Office for National Statistics 202221 |
Part-time employee work absence | 228* | Per week† | Office for National Statistics 202221 |
**Excluding the employer National Insurance NI and pension contribution due to limited data availability.
Included in sensitivity analysis only.
BNF, British National Formulary; COCP, combined oral contraceptives pill; GnRHagonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue GPgeneral practitionerHRG, Healthcare Resource GroupNHSNational Health ServicePSSRU, Personal Social Services Research Unit