Table 1.

Illustrating the Costs Involved in Different Stages of Removal of a Foreign Body from the Genitourinary Tract

	Admission	ED using Isiris™
ED attendance	£132 ($170)	£132 ($170)
24 hours on a ward	£303 ($391)	—
1 hour emergency theater	£1000 ($1291)	—
Equipment cost	£95 ($122)	£258 ($333)
Total	£1530 ($1975)	£390 ($503)

Costing's are based upon U.K. NHS practice.^2,3

ED = emergency department; NHS = National Health Service.