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.