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. 2012 Nov 21;7(11):e49699. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0049699

Table 2. Estimates of total lifetime cost per case.

Conditions Lifetime direct costs per incident patient (2012 Euro) Estimated incident cases per year Lower bound Upper bound Total lifetime direct costs per diagnosis (mill Euro) Lower bound Upper bound References
a b C d a × b a × c a × d
e Cervical cancer € 24,276 3,029 2,754 3,304 € 73.5 € 66.9 € 80.2 [26]
f Repeated Pap smears € 17 415,000 - - € 6.9 € 6.9 € 6.9 [15]
g Management of abnormal Pap smears € 277 116,000 - - € 32.1 € 32.1 € 32.1 [15]
h Diagnosis of cervical dysplasia € 38 390,000 - - € 14.9 € 14.9 € 14.9 [12]
i CIN 1 treatment € 296 21,308 - - € 6.3 € 6.3 € 6.3 [12]
l CIN2 treatment € 1,625 3,218 3,218 7,638 € 5.2 € 5.2 € 12.4 [12], [34]
m CIN3 treatment € 2,271 3,518 3,518 8,350 € 8.0 € 8.0 € 19.0 [12], [34]
n Total cervical lesions (h + i + l + m) € 34.4 € 34.4 € 52.6
o Total cervical dysplasia (f + g + n) € 73.4 € 73.4 € 91.5
p Total cervical conditions (e + o) € 146.9 € 140.2 € 171.7
q Anal cancer € 11,742 889 704 1,075 € 10.4 € 8.3 € 12.6 [26]
r Head and neck cancer € 18,507 12,106 10,140 14,073 € 224.0 € 187.7 € 260.5 [26]
s Vulvar cancer € 13,330 1,134 983 1,284 € 15.1 € 13.1 € 17.1 [26]
t Vaginal cancer € 15,906 251 207 295 € 4.0 € 3.3 € 4.7 [26]
u Penile cancer € 10,048 380 324 435 € 3.8 € 3.3 € 4.4 [26]
v Total anogenital warts (women) € 663 62,250 - - € 41.3 € 41.3 € 41.3 [13], [19], [27]
z Total anogenital warts (men) € 470 80,000 - - € 37.6 € 37.6 € 37.6 [13], [19], [27]
y RRP € 187,428 243 243 728 € 45.5 € 45.5 € 136.4 [7], [8]
w Total non-cervical conditions (q + r + s + t + u + v + z + y) € 381.7 € 339.9 € 514.4
Total burden (p + w) € 528.6 € 480.1 € 686.2

Respiratory recurrent papillomatosis (RRP).