Table 2.
Costs | ||||
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Base Case | Min | Max | Source | |
Surgery without AE | $12,952 | $12,522 | $13,381 | HCUP* |
Surgery with Grade 3 or 4 AE | $39,651 | $37,701 | $41,601 | HCUP* |
Admission for Grade 3 or 4 Chemotherapy-related AE | $9,089 | $8,776 | $9,402 | HCUP* |
Total Surgical Procedure Cost | ||||
PCS | $2,829 | $2,622 | $3,036 | CMS † |
NACT | $1,709 | $1,583 | $1,834 | CMS † |
Base Surgery Cost | ||||
PCS | $2,199 | $2,040 | $2,358 | CMS† |
NACT | $1,501 | $1,392 | $1,611 | CMS † |
Chemotherapy Administration‡ | ||||
Infusion Costs Per Cycle | $221 | CMS † | ||
Chemotherapy Cost Per Cycle | $112 | CMS † | ||
Total Chemotherapy Cost Per 3 Cycles | $999 | $899 | $1,099 | CMS † |
Data for inpatient stays in 2013;
Medicare reimbursement database maintained by the American Medical Association;
Chemotherapy administration costs do not include supportive care medications (e.g. steroids, diphenhydramine, antiemetics).
Abbreviations: AE: adverse event; PCS: primary cytoreductive surgery; NACT: neoadjuvant chemotherapy; HCUP: Agency for Healthcare Quality and Research’s Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project; CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.