Table 1.

National costs for CHESS resource units

Resource item	Baseline unit price (EUR)
	Francea	Germanyb	Italyc	Spaind	UKe
Ambulatory care
Haematologist visit (per visit)	25.99–45.99	20.88	27.32–23.17	65.69–113.54	124.71–228.57
Nurse visit (per visit)	81.74	34.28–38.42	15.11	20.92–37.46	19.36
Other specialist visit (per visit)	14.99–45.99	7.30–228.88	18.21–27.32	16.42–160	65.91–612.03
Blood test (per test)	1.89–53.96	0.50–112.50	2.11–17.22	4.78–98.37	4.29–7.67
Other test/examination (per test)	10.79–69.00	5.50–124.60	2.19–134.27	7.49–249.21	1.69–228.24
Hospitalisation
Target joint surgery† (per surgery)	28.81–534.40	12.02–1719.43	33.48–1032.91	169.75–2156.33	1161.93–8397.52
Bleed event: ward stay (per day)	290.85	514.29	265	708.71	562.88
Bleed event: ICU stay (per day)	1174.60	1265	366	1559.24	1056.82
Professional caregiver (per hour)	8.30	27.43	7.39	13.66	24.56

Note. Ranges presented where more than one price is possible; ICU: intensive care unit; IU: International Units

†Arthrocentesis, arthrodesis, arthroplasty, arthroscopy, synovectomy

^aSources: Ameli, sante.gouv, ViDAL.fr, Catalogue Commun des actes médicaux

^bSources: Kbv.de, meinpharmaversand.de, Einheitlicher Bewertungsmaßstab, rote-liste service

^cSources: AIFA, agenziafarmaco.gov

^dSources: Oblikue e-salud, Agencia Española de Medicamentos y Productos Sanitarios

^eSources: National Schedule of Reference Costs, Electronic Medicines Compendium