Table 3.
Unit costs (all costs adjusted to 2013–2014 prices).
| Category | Unit cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Health care resources | ||
| Breast cancer | ||
| Elective inpatient admission (initial spell) | £362 | 2013–14 Tariff, JA12C Malignant breast disorder without CC20 |
| Elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £227 | 2013–14 Tariff, JA12C Malignant breast disorder without CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission | £964 | 2013–14 Tariff, JA12C Malignant breast disorder without CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £227 | 2013–14 Tariff, JA12C Malignant breast disorder without CC20 |
| Colorectal cancer | ||
| Elective inpatient admission (initial spell) | £1756 | 2013–14 Tariff, FZ46B Malignant Large Intestinal Disorders with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC20 |
| Elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £218 | 2013–14 Tariff, FZ46B Malignant Large Intestinal Disorders with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission | £2829 | 2013–14 Tariff, FZ46B Malignant Large Intestinal Disorders with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £218 | 2013–14 Tariff, FZ46B Malignant Large Intestinal Disorders with length of stay 2 days or more without Major CC20 |
| Lung cancer | ||
| Elective inpatient admission (initial spell) | £761 | 2013–14 Tariff, DZ17C Respiratory Neoplasms without CC20 |
| Elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £195 | 2013–14 Tariff, DZ17C Respiratory Neoplasms without CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission | £2071 | 2013–14 Tariff, DZ17C Respiratory Neoplasms without CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £195 | 2013–14 Tariff, DZ17C Respiratory Neoplasms without CC20 |
| Prostate cancer | ||
| Elective inpatient admission (initial spell) | £1421 | 2013–14 Tariff, LB06F Kidney, Urinary Tract and Prostate Neoplasms with length of stay 2 days or more without CC20 |
| Elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £205 | 2013–14 Tariff, LB06F Kidney, Urinary Tract and Prostate Neoplasms with length of stay 2 days or more without CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission | £1915 | 2013–14 Tariff, LB06F Kidney, Urinary Tract and Prostate Neoplasms with length of stay 2 days or more without CC20 |
| Non-elective inpatient admission (excess day) | £205 | 2013–14 Tariff, LB06F Kidney, Urinary Tract and Prostate Neoplasms with length of stay 2 days or more without CC20 |
| Common health care unit costs | ||
| Outpatient appointment (Initial) | £223 | 2013–14 Tariff, Clinical Oncology, Multi-Prof20 |
| Outpatient appointment (follow-up) | £105 | 2013–14 Tariff, Clinical Oncology, Multi-Prof20 |
| A&E visit | £102 | VB05Z Category 2 investigation with category 3 treatment20 |
| District nurse | £64 | PSSRU 201121 |
| GP | £36 | PSSRU 201121 |
| Social care resources | ||
| Home care per hour | £17 | PSSRU via Nuffield6 |
| Nursing home per day | £646 | PSSRU via Nuffield6 |
| Residential home per day | £529 | PSSRU via Nuffield6 |
| Unit of ‘Other Social Care’ (day care, direct payments and respite care) | £2698 | Nuffield6 |
| Charity provided resources | ||
| Hospice inpatient per day | £419 | Marie Curie Cancer Care data provided to the authors |
| Hospice outpatient visit | £104 | Marie Curie Cancer Care data provided to the authors |
| Informal care | ||
| Hour of lost employment | £13 | ONS 2011 Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings22 |
| Carer’s allowance per week | £61 | https://www.gov.uk/carers-allowance/overview |
GP: general practitioner; CC: cancer care; PSSRU: Personal Social Services Research Unit; ONS: Office of National Statistics.