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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 14.
Published in final edited form as: Gynecol Oncol. 2010 Aug 14;119(2):237–242. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2010.07.004

Table 2.

Cost variables*

Variable Base-case value
Cost per clinic visit for routine screening $66
Cost per clinic visit for repeat screening $97

Diagnostic test costs
Liquid-based cytology $28
HPV DNA testing $49
Linear array $100
Colposcopy only $172
Colposcopy with biopsy $399
Colposcopy with endocervical curettage $424

Treatment costs
LLETZ $1,279
Conization $1,768
Cryosurgery $212
Total abdominal hysterectomy $35,402
Vaginal hysterectomy $35,241
Radical abdominal hysterectomy $36,176
Chemotherapy $5,062
Radiotherapy (EBRT) $10,509
Radiotherapy (EBRT with brachytherapy) $17,778

Treatment costs based on stage of disease
CIN 1 and CIN 2,3 $1,086
FIGO stage I cancer $53,621
FIGO stage II cancer $26,206
FIGO stage III and stage IV cancer $26,014
*

All costs are in 2007 USD and are based on 2007 Medicare reimbursement unless otherwise noted. HPV denotes human papillomavirus, LLETZ large loop excision of the transformation zone, EBRT external beam radiation therapy, CIN cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, and FIGO International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics.

The cost of the linear array is an assumption.