Table 1.
Costs for testing, engagement and treatment in standard-of-care comparator arm
| Step in pathway of care | Baseline cost | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Costs for each test (includes staff time and test costs) | ||
| Ab negative | £46.26 (staff cost) + £7.61 (Ab test cost) | 17 |
| Ab positive | £46.26 + £7.61 + £66.00 (RNA test cost) | |
| previous known SVR (Ab positive) | £46.26 + £66.00 | |
| Costs for engagement (includes staff referral costs and preliminary blood tests and FibroScan at the hospital) | ||
| from diagnosed | £334.96 (at hospital) + £77.10 (referral cost) | 17 and personal communication, G. Foster (HCV Clinical Lead for England) |
| from lost to follow-up | 0 (no engagement from lost to follow up at baseline) | assumption |
| Costs for each treatment | ||
| treatment monitoring | £395.82 | personal communication, G. Foster (HCV Clinical Lead for England); see Supplementary data for details |
| weekly drug cost | £3248.00 | 43 |