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Table 3.

Cost data

Item	Costs (GBP)	QALY
Ileocolonoscopy, per procedure	654.18^a	0.0025
PVCE, per procedure	800.75^a^,^d	0.0014
MRE, per procedure	206.51^a
CTE, per procedure	120.07^a
Faecal calprotectin test, per procedure	123.33^a^,^e
Clinical assessment of symptoms, per procedure	108^e
Infliximab, per year	5278 (NICE TA187)	0.00032
Infliximab, administration cost	225
Adalimumab, per year	2860 (NICE TA187)	0.00052
Adalimumab, administration costs	0
Vedolizumab, per year	24 350 (NICE TA352)	0.00032
Vedolizumab, administration costs	310 (NICE TA352)
Corticosteroids, per year	90 (NICE CG152)
Corticosteroids, administration costs	0
Azathioprine, per year	4 (methotrexate used)
Azathioprine, administration costs	0
Inflixmab + azathioprine, per year	5282	0.00032
Infliximab + azathioprine, administration costs	225
Remission	10	0.8 [49]
Non-active symptomatic	30	0.61 [49]
Active symptomatic	50	0.5 [49]
Active non-symptomatic	20	0.8 [49]
Surgery	16 583 [1]	0.022 [50]
Abscess drainage	2569^a
Fistula repair	2951^a
Stricturing repair	2951^a
Capsule retention ^b	645^a	0.0025^c [51]
Bowel perforation	8797^a	0.010 [52]

CTE, computed tomography enterography; MRE, magnetic resonance enterography; PVCE, pan-intestinal video capsule endoscopy

Reference Cost Collection: National Schedule of Reference Costs, 2016–17—NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts

5% of capsule retentions are treated as required for surgery.

Removal via push-endoscopy.

Costs include GBP 758.75 for the PVCE procedure and GBP 42 for the patency capsule.

Costs including follow-up attendance with a single gastroenterologist (code 301, NHS England National Prices and Tariffs Workbook 2016/17).