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. 2024 Dec 9;14(12):e088072. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2024-088072

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
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**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