TABLE 6.
Costs Per Person (Discounted at 3%)
| CT | Radiography | No Screening |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | $3074 | $1911 | $1443 |
| Screening | $1130† | $336 | $0 |
| Workup | $835 | $645 | $512 |
| Treatment | $1106 | $931 | $931 |
| Surgery | $736 | $470 | $470 |
| Chemotherapy | $282 | $351 | $351 |
| Radiation therapy | $88 | $110 | $110 |
| Radiation-induced lung cancer |
$3 | $0 | $0 |
Reprinted with permission from Black et al.6
Costs include time and travel, which were $101 for each screening, workup, and surgical visit. The time and travel cost for each radiation therapy visit was $175 and for each chemotherapy visit was $381.
Includes cost of managing potentially significant incidental findings.