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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Sep 1.
Published in final edited form as: Ophthalmology. 2016 Jul 15;123(9):1912–1918. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2016.05.037

Table 4. Cost per Line-Years Saved and Cost per Quality-Adjusted Life Year (Intravitreal Injection Ranibizumab 0.3 mg).

Primary Procedure Lines Saved Mean Age (Yrs) Years Remaining (Average) Facility Billing Nonfacility Billing


Cost per Line Saved Cost per Line-Year Saved Cost per QALY Cost per Line Saved Cost per Line-Year Saved Cost per QALY
PRP 9 51 30.26 $5563 $184 $6128 $4028 $133 $4437
IVR 9 52 29.33 $11 920 $406 $13 548 $9358 $319 $10 636

IVR = intravitreal ranibizumab; PRP = panretinal photocoagulation; QALY = quality-adjusted life years.