Table 5.
Cost per Line-Years Saved and Cost per QALY (US $)
| Facility Billing | Non-Facility Billing | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Initial Procedure | Second Procedure | Lines saved | Mean age | Years remaining | Cost per line | Cost per line-year saved | Cost per QALY | Cost per line | Cost per line-year saved | Cost per QALY |
| PPV | PPV | 2.45 | 71 | 14.5 | 3,237 | 223 | 7,442 | 2,368 | 163 | 5,444 |
| Ocriplasmin (27%) | PPV | 2.46 | 71 | 14.5 | 4,456 | 307 | 10,244 | 3,666 | 253 | 8,429 |
| Ocriplasmin (41%) | PPV | 2.47 | 71 | 14.5 | 4,301 | 297 | 9,887 | 3,549 | 245 | 8,159 |
| Saline | PPV | 2.46 | 71 | 14.5 | 3,299 | 227 | 7,583 | 2,374 | 164 | 5,458 |
QALY = quality adjusted life years, US = United States, PPV = pars plana vitrectomy, Ocriplasmin (27%) = 27% initial success rate with ocriplasmin, Ocriplasmin (41%) = 41% initial success rate with ocriplasmin