Table 4.
Key treatment cost assumptions
| Cost (£) | Source | |
|---|---|---|
| Ranibizumab price/vial | 742.17 | NICE28 |
| Aflibercept price/vial | 816.00 | NICE28 |
| Visit with injectiona | 168.53 | UK Department of Health43 |
| Visit without injection (monitoring visit) | 60.00 | NICE28 |
Notes:
a
Cost of optical coherence tomography (£51.27) + injection visit (£117.26); excludes drug costs. The cost of optical coherence tomography was estimated to be the same as an outpatient diagnostic procedure coded as an ultrasound scan of less than 20 minutes ie, £51.27 (HRG code, RA23Z). The ranibizumab injection administration visit was costed as an office-based outpatient procedure (£117.26 [HRG code, BZ23Z] Vitreous Retinal Procedures − category 1).
Abbreviations: NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; HRG, healthcare resource group.