Table 3:

Common laboratory and diagnostic tests and their costs for patients with HCV infection

Laboratory and diagnostic test name	Unit price ($)	Frequency of test per year	Total costs per year ($)
Viral load	89	2	178
PCR	138	4	552
Anti HCV	10	1	10
Liver biopsy	86.2	1	86.2
Liver sonography	11.5	1	11.5
ALT	2.3	4	9.2
AST	2.3	4	9.2
ALP	2.3	4	9.2
UA-UC	3.7	4	14.8
Bilirubin	2.9	4	11.6
Creatinine	2.3	4	9.2
Total costs			900.9