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. 2016 Jul 1;16(15):1–71.

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.