Table 28:
Inpatient Procedure Costs—MRgFUS Neurosurgery
| Resource Item | Cost, $ |
|---|---|
| Insightec system and equipment | 1,950,000 |
| Installation | 180,000 |
| Capital/Fixed Costs | |
| Equipment depreciation per year | 336,000 |
| Annual service contract | 125,000 |
| Full-time coordinator (−100,000 if 100 cases per year) | 0 |
| Total fixed cost per year | 461,000 |
| Annual case load (current level) | 24 |
| Average fixed cost per case | 19,208 |
| Operational/Variable Costs | |
| Procedure costs, including labour and materials (e.g., medical imaging) | 7,147 |
| Other diagnostic procedures | 404 |
| Post-procedure recovery costs (mainly nursing) | 4,822 |
| Other support services (e.g., pharmacy, nutrition, respiratory therapy) | 1,722 |
| Total variable cost per case, used for reference case analysis | 14,095 |
| Full cost per case (fixed + variable), used for scenario analysis | 33,303 |
Abbreviation: MRgFUS, magnetic resonance-guided focused ultrasound. Note: All costs are presented in 2017 Canadian dollars.