Table 2.
Unit costs of imaging - laboratory tests used in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer
| Name of test | Average unit cost ($-PPP 2014) |
| Imaging tests | |
| Direct foot X-ray | Included in outpatient clinic admission fee |
| Electrocardiogram | |
| Unilateral chest X-ray | |
| Doppler ultrasonography | 32.4 |
| Magnetic resonance angiography | 55.1 |
| Angiography | 392.3 |
| Scintigraphy | 131.7 |
| Laboratory tests | |
| Bone biopsy | 97.6 |
| Tissue culture | 97.6 |
| Aspiration/swab culture | 33.8 |
| Bone curettage culture | 97.6 |
| HbA1c | 3.4 |
| Bleeding profile (Pre-op) | 12.2 |
| Glucose | Included in outpatient clinic admission fee |
| Hemogram | |
| C-reactive protein | |
| Red blood cell sedimentation rate | |
| Albumin | |
| Kidney function tests | |
| Liver function tests | |
| Hepatitis markers |
HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c.