Table 22:
Estimated Breast Cancer Screening Costs for High-Risk Women Contraindicated for MRI, Ontario, 2015 to 2019/20
| Cost Components | Estimated Costs, $, by Year | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015/16 | 2016/17 | 2017/18 | 2018/19 | 2019/20 | |
| Screening | |||||
| Mammography | 14,241 | 17,641 | 21,041 | 24,441 | 27,841 |
| Ultrasound | 15,473 | 19,168 | 22,862 | 26,556 | 30,250 |
| Total screening cost | 29,715 | 36,809 | 43,903 | 50,997 | 58,091 |
| Follow-up procedures | |||||
| Biopsies | 2,102 | 2,604 | 3,106 | 3,608 | 4,110 |
| Ultrasound | 663 | 821 | 980 | 1,138 | 1,296 |
| Diagnostic mammography | 717 | 888 | 1,060 | 1,231 | 1,402 |
| Total follow-up assessment cost | 3,483 | 4,314 | 5,146 | 5,977 | 6,809 |
| Grand total cost | 33,197 | 41,123 | 49,049 | 56,974 | 64,900 |
Abbreviation: MRI, magnetic resonance imaging.