Table 16:

Total Per-Patient Costs

Cost type	MRgFUS neurosurgery, $a	RFA, $a	Gamma Knife radiosurgery, $a	No surgical treatment, $a
Surgical procedure	18,768	11,866	7,084	0
Ongoing monitoringb	223	223	223	0
Adjunct medicationsb	743	743	743	743
Adverse events	0	288	1,200	0
Total cost per patient	19,734	13,120	9,249	743

Note: Numbers may be inexact due to rounding.

Abbreviations: MRgFUS, magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound; RFA, radiofrequency ablation.

^aAll costs are reported in 2023 Canadian dollars.

^bCosts are incurred annually.