Table 2. Cost, in dollars, of platelet rich plasma gel in the Unified Health System. Niterói, RJ, Brazil, 2018.
| Comparative Cost of Autologous Rich Plasma Gel Production* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HU† | Pricing Panel Platform | |||
| n=18 | Mean | Minimum | Maximum | |
| One session per participant | 4.88 | 5.16 | 3.48 | 11.13 |
| Six sessions (mean) | 29.31 | 30.94 | 20.87 | 66.75 |
| Standard deviation | 1.64 | 1.49 | 0.99 | 2.75 |
| Minimum | 25.80 | 27.09 | 18.25 | 57.58 |
| Maximum | 32.23 | 33.91 | 22.82 | 70.98 |
| Total cost for 18 participants | 527.52 | 556.88 | 375.60 | 1201.56 |
*
Quoted on September 6, 2018, US $1.00 = R$ 4.14;
†
PRP = Platelet Rich Plasma