Table 1.
Costs used from figures provided by United Lincolnshire Hospitals Trust and NICE costing tools
| Appointment costs | |
| Gastroenterology new patient appointment | 181.00 |
| Gastroenterology follow-up patient appointment | 72.00 |
| Procedure costs | |
| SeHCAT scan | 381.00 |
| MRI scan with contrast | 284.00 |
| Ultrasound abdomen | 77.61 |
| CT scan abdomen and pelvis | 172.00 |
| Diagnostic upper GI endoscopy with biopsy | 323.42 |
| Flexible sigmoidoscopy with biopsy | 365.59 |
| Colonoscopy with biopsy | 544.45 |
| Hydrogen breath test | 48.23 |
| Blood tests/stool samples | |
| Full blood count | 3.04 |
| ESR | 3.04 |
| U&Es | 3.88 |
| LFTs | 4.85 |
| CRP | 1.60 |
| TFTs | 1.60 |
| Vitamin B12, folate and ferritin | 8.61 |
| Vitamin D | 17.00 |
| Coeliac screen | 1.60 |
| Folate | 8.61 |
| Gut hormones | 70.00 |
| Faecal calprotectin | 22.79 |
| Faecal elastase | 22.79 |
| Stool for microbiology culture | 7.49 |
CRP, C-reactive protein; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; GI, gastrointestinal; LFT, liver function test; NICE, National Institute for Health and Care Excellence; SeHCAT, 75selenium taurocholic acid; TFT, thyroid function test; U&E, urea & electrolytes.