Table 1.
Unit costa of procedures related to surveillance
| Procedures related to surveillance | Unit price (€) | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Medical consultations | ||
| General practitioner | 20 | NGAPb |
| Specialist (surgeon, oncologist, gastroenterologist) | 23 | NGAP |
| Medical examinations | ||
| Abdominal ultrasound | 75.6 | CCAMb |
| Chest x-ray | 21.3 | CCAM |
| Colonoscopy | 153.6 | CCAM |
| Rectosigmoidoscopy | 57.6 | CCAM |
| Rectoscopy | 20.6 | CCAM |
| Abdominal computed tomography scan | 111.8 | CCAM |
| Thoracic computed tomography scan | 86.5 | CCAM |
| Magnetic resonance imaging | 152.9 | CCAM |
| Scintigraphy | 193.2 | CCAM |
| Endorectal ultrasound endoscopy | 128.6 | CCAM |
| Tumour markers | ||
| Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) | 18.9 | NABMb |
| Cancer antigen 19-9 (CA19-9) | 18.9 | NABM |
a
Reimbursement prices were used as a proxy of costs
b
NGAP, NABM and CCAM are French price scales defining amounts to be reimbursed by the French National Insurance. NGAP (year 2005) = « Nomenclature Générale des Actes Professionnels »; NABM (year 2005) = « Nomenclature des Actes de Biologie Médicale »; CCAM (year 2007) = « Classification Commune des Actes Médicaux ».