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. 2013 Nov 1;13(24):1–24.

Table 1: Resource Items and Costs of Oral Therapy and Intramuscular Injections.

Item Unit Cost ($) Source
Physician conversion costs (first year of conversion only)
Physician visit 33.70 OSB fee code A007, intermediate assessment
Complete blood count   8.27 OSB fee code L393
Vitamin B12 level 14.48 OSB fee code L345
Blood sample collection   7.76 OSB fee code L700
Intramuscular injection
Vitamin B12 prescription: 1,000 μg/mL injection (10-mL pack)   6.74 Reported mean cost obtained from the ODB database
Intramuscular injection (with visit)   3.89 OSB fee code G372
Intramuscular injection (sole reason)   6.75 OSB fee code G373

Abbreviations: ODB; Ontario Drug Benefit, OSB; Ontario Schedule of Benefits.