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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Nov 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2019 Oct 17;18(12):2760–2767.e12. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.10.021

Appendix Table 3.

Assumptions regarding costs. All costs are in 2018 Canadian Dollars.

Procedure Costs (Rangea) Sourceb
Related to genetic testing
Combined costs of lab testing in index CRC case 224 (112-336) Ontario Estimate
 IHC MLH1, MSH2/6, PMS2 150
BRAF V600E mutation 300
 Methylation of MLH1 promoter 400
Cost of patient navigator per individual referred to genetic counseling 108 (54-162) Ontario Estimatec
Costs of pre-test genetic counseling in CRC index case 255 (128-383) Ontario Estimated
Avg. cost of germline test in index CRC case 1,099 (549-1,648) Ontario Estimatee
MSH2/6, PMS2 1,200
MLH1 1,040
Post-test genetic counseling and tracing FDRs for LS positive cases & Costs of pre-test genetic counseling of FDRs (per index CRC case with LS) & Post-test genetic counseling FDR 90 (45-135) Ontario Estimatef
Somatic testing for LS negative cases 500 (250-750) Ontario Estimate
Costs of germline testing for LS in a FDR with a known mutation 400 (200-600) Ontario Estimate
Related to colonoscopiesg
Colonoscopy without polypectomy 947 (474-1,421) 18
Colonoscopy with polypectomy & Colonoscopy for diagnosis of CRC by symptoms 1,192 (596-1,788) 18

CRC careh

Females (50.7%)i Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV
Initial 29,240 (14,620-58,481) 42,537 (21,269-85,074) 63,432 (31,746-126,865) 80,855 (40,427-161,709)
Continuing 7,664 (3,832-15,328) 10,155 (5,077-20,310) 13,269 (6,635-26,539) 40,423 (20,212-80,846)
Terminal, death CRC 324,973 (162,487-649,947) 236,714 (118,357-473,429) 144,521 (72,260-289,041) 131,414 (65,707-262,828)
Terminal, death OC 31,064 (15,532-62,129) 29,295 (14,647-58,590) 30,743 (15,371-61,486) 28,703 (14,351-57,405)
Males (49.3%)i Stage I Stage II Stage III Stage IV
Initial 33,131 (16,565-66,261) 50,829 (25,414-101,658) 70,868 (35,434-141,736) 90,642 (45,321-181.285)
Continuing 8,386 (4,193-16,773) 12,292 (6,146-16,773) 15,442 (7,721-30,884) 50,015 (25,008-100,030)
Terminal, death CRC 329,770 (164,885-659,539) 207,153 (103,577-414,307) 147,150 (73,575-294,299) 124,025 (62,013-248,050)
Terminal, death OC 33,210 (16,605-66,420) 49,954 (24,977-99.909) 36,949 (18,747-73,898) 34,412 (17,206-68,825)

CRC= Colorectal cancer, LS= Lynch syndrome, FDR=first-degree relative, OC= other causes.

a.

Alternative values evaluated in sensitivity analyses. Ranges evaluated were mean*0.5 –mean*1.5.

b.

Ontario Estimate: costs are based on experience at the Familial Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry, Mount Sinai Hospital, Toronto, Ontario

c.

Annual salary of a navigator ($70,000) was divided by the estimated number of cases per year (650).

d.

Includes 1 hour Salary for Genetic Counseler ($90) and Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Fee Schedule code A225 ($165).

e.

62% of individuals were tested for MLH1.

f.

Includes 1 hour Salary for Genetic Counseler ($90).

g.

Costs of colonoscopy were obtained from the 2013 Ontario Health Insurance Plan (OHIP) Schedule of Benefits and Fees,18 and updated to 2018 Canadian dollars using the consumer price index (CPI; All-items).19 These were varied together in the one-way sensitivity analysis.

h.

CRC care was divided in three clinically relevant phases. The initial care phase was defined as the first 12 months after diagnosis, the terminal care phase as the final 12 months of life, and the continuing care phase as all months in between. For patients surviving less than 24 months, the last 12 months were allocated to the terminal care phase and the remaining months were allocated to the initial care phase.

The costs attributable to CRC care by sex, CRC stage, and phase of care (initial, continuing, and terminal care) included outpatient visits, hospitalizations, treatment, home care, long-term care, and rehabilitation. The costs were estimated using health care administrative data in a matched cohort study, which compared the health care costs of CRC patients with their age- and sex-matched controls,38 and updated to 2018 Canadian dollars using the CPI.19

i.

Based on the 2015 Ontario Population, accounting for the age distribution of the FDRs.