Table 2.
Unit costs by component of paediatric febrile illness pathway
| Item | Unit cost |
|---|---|
| Investigations (per test) | |
| Amylase | £6.00 |
| Bacterial PCR | £158.00 |
| Bilirubin | £6.00 |
| Biochemistry profile | £8.00 |
| Blood albumin | £6.00 |
| Blood glucose test | £6.00 |
| Blood culture | £35.00 |
| Blood gas# | £7.00 |
| Blood taken | £3.00 |
| Calcium profile | £7.00 |
| Clotting screen | £5.00 |
| Creatinine | £6.00 |
| CRP | £6.00 |
| CSF | £6.00 |
| CT scan (head) | £201.00 |
| ECG | £33.00 |
| ENT swab | £19.00 |
| ESR | £4.00 |
| FBC | £3.00 |
| Glandular fever screen | £4.00 |
| Group and save | £12.00 |
| LFTs | £7.00 |
| Magnesium | £6.00 |
| Malarial parasite test | £21.00 |
| Measles PCR | £55.00 |
| Meningo pneumo PCR | £25.00 |
| Meningococci screen | £6.00 |
| Mycoplasma SER | £23.00 |
| Pertussis swab | £9.00 |
| Phosphate | £6.00 |
| Rapid Strep test | £9.00 |
| Renal profile | £46.00 |
| Respiratory PCR | £117.00 |
| RSV screen | £12.00 |
| Ultrasound | £55.00 |
| Urinalysis# | £8.00 |
| Urine albumin | £6.00 |
| Urine culture# | £8.00 |
| Urine dipstick# | £6.00 |
| Urine sample | £8.53 |
| Virus PCR | £56.00 |
| X-ray | £46.00 |
| Antibiotics (per dose/course) | |
| Amoxicillin 125 mg (suspended)* | £1.16 |
| Amoxicillin 125 mg (IV)* | £4.34 |
| Amoxicillin 250 mg (susp.)* | £1.33 |
| Cefotaxime 195 mg (IV)* | £0.48 |
| Cefotaxime 575 mg (IV)* | £0.66 |
| Nurse time (per hour) | |
| Band 5 | £15.43 |
| Band 6 | £18.95 |
| Band 7 | £22.50 |
| Band 8a | £27.39 |
| Doctor time (per hour) | |
| FY1/FY2 | £24.24 |
| ST1-3 | £30.79 |
| APNP | £27.39 |
| Registrar | £39.02 |
| Consultant | £76.11 |
| Referral to other specialties | |
| Surgery | £178.55 |
| Medicine | £272.74 |
| ENT | £146.92 |
| Neuro | £411.78 |
| Inpatient admission | |
| Short stay (HRG PW20C, 3 days non-elective stay)# | £1712 |
| Excess bed day charge# | £462 |
Unit costs provided by Alder Hey Finance Team unless otherwise stated
#NHS Reference costs 2016
*British National Formulary 2017