Table 6.
Unit Costs of Health Resources Used in the Analysis
| Resources | Unit Cost |
|---|---|
| Hospitalizations | |
| General hospitalization (haematology) (cost/day)a | € 915.72 |
| ICU stay (cost/day) | € 1,470.36 |
| Other Health Resources | |
| Cryopreservation | € 1,109.35 |
| Leukapheresis | € 1,640.58 |
| Day hospital visit | € 220.90 |
| Specialist visit | € 86.46 |
| Electrocardiogram | € 40.12 |
| Blood tests | € 99.51 |
| Cerebrospinal fluid | € 317.85 |
| Bone marrow aspirate | € 280.42 |
| Echocardiogram | € 102.68 |
| Bone marrow biopsy | € 280.42 |
| Subsequent HSCT costb | € 88,237.91 |
| Terminal care costc | € 6,041.74 |
Notes: aEstimated from the cost of the stay equivalent to DRGICD-9-CM 204 “Lymphoid leukaemia” and the length of stay for this ICD-9-CM stipulated in the Minimum Basic Data Set (CMBD).31 bThe costs of HSCT include: cost of allogeneic HSCT process (Cost 803-ALOGENIC BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION); cost of resource use resulting from obtaining hematopoietic stem cells (weighted according to the sources of hematopoietic stem cells, based on data from the Annual Report on HSCT of the National Transplant Organization); and cost of follow-up for 2 years. Details of the estimate pending publication. cEstimated from: Nuño-Solinís et al.30
Abbreviations: HSCT, hematopoietic stem cell transplantation; ICU, intensive care unit.