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. 2008 Nov 29;266(9):1441–1448. doi: 10.1007/s00405-008-0878-3

Table 3.

Mean and median costs in euros per phase per path

Path Description Diagnostic phase Treatment phase Follow-up phase Total
Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median Mean Median
1 Laryngoscopy + follow-up €2.054 €1.918 €403 €0 €9.254 €1.729 €11.712 €3.595
2 Laryngoscopy + laryngectomy €2.701 €2.303 €5.016 €4.548 €10.500 €8.822 €18.217 €16.246
Mean costs laryngoscopy per patient €2.205 €1.480 €9.545 €13.230
3 PET + follow-up €1.046 €935 €488 €0 €9.247 €1.639 €10.781 €2.418
4 PET + laryngoscopy + follow-up €2.937 €2.603 €0 €0 €9.292 €7.764 €12.229 €10.367
5 PET + laryngoscopy + laryngectomy €3.222 €2.928 €5.016 €4.603 €10.500 €9.517 €18.738 €18.554
Mean cost PET per patient €1.806 €1.480 €9.545 €12.831