Table 4.

Comparison of cost ($)/QALY for multiple surgical and medical interventions, across subspecialties, and cost ($)/QALY of THA from our study

Procedure	Cost ($)/QALY
THA	10,561
Screening colonoscopy	9000–22,000 [27]
Screening mammography	26,500 [30]
Discectomy	34,355 [29]
Cataract surgery	22,000 [1]
THA (low risk)	9700 [19]
CABG	4300 [13]
Dialysis	28,800 [12]
Rotator cuff repair	3091.90 [31]

QALY = quality-adjusted life-years; CABG = coronary artery bypass grafting.