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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Radiol. 2011 Dec 30;19(3):265–273. doi: 10.1016/j.acra.2011.10.029

Table 5.

Modeled Costs for SOC and CCT Evaluations by ACS Prevalence and Type of Stress Test

Mean Cost Savings ($) CCT Savings (%)
ACS Prevalence 0%
CT arm $2,146 -- --
SOC $2,964 $818 28%
  - Stress Nuclear $3,043 $897 29%
  - Stress Echo $2,413 $267 11%
ACS Prevalence 7%
CT arm $2,384 -- --
SOC arm $3,134 $750 24%
  - Stress Nuclear $3,208 $722 23%
  - Stress Echo $2,617 $233 9%
ACS Prevalence 10%
CT arm $2,486 -- --
SOC arm $3,207 $721 22%
  - Stress Nuclear $3,278 $792 24%
  - Stress Echo $2,617 $131 5%
ACS Prevalence 20%
CT arm $2,846 -- --
SOC arm $3,449 $603 17%
  - Stress Nuclear $3,514 $668 19%
  - Stress Echo $2,996 $150 5%

Stress testing was performed in 77% of patients for all SOC cost calculations.