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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Jul 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Intern Med. 2013 Jun 18;158(12):853–860. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-158-12-201306180-00002

Appendix Table 6.

Sensitivity analysis of procedure costs (Range 50%-200% of cost of treated, weighted by treatment distribution in the case of WW and AS)

50% 200% Base Case 50% Base Case 200% Base Case
65 year old men
WW 8,746 34,981 $24,520 $22,173 $29,223
BT 6,168 24,672 $35,374 $29,231 $47,611
RP 6,151 24,602 $38,180 $32,139 $50,444
AS 12,840 51,359 $39,894 $32,487 $54,349
IMRT 12,837 51,348 $48,699 $35,849 $74,141
75 year old men
WW 8,746 34,981 $18,302 $16,656 $21,644
BT 6,168 24,672 $28,810 $22,733 $41,048
AS 12,840 51,359 $30,048 $24,429 $41,791
IMRT 12,837 51,348 $42,286 $29,489 $67,652

ABBR: WW: watchful waiting; BT: brachytherapy; AS: active surveillance; RP: radical prostatectomy; IMRT: intensity-modulated radiation therapy