Table 3.

Full cost breakdown calculated based on financial data captured through the hospital financial database

Cost breakdown per patient	Luminal A (US$)					Luminal B (US$)					Triple negative (US$)	HER2-enriched (US$)
	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L	M	N
Classical diagnosing—triple assessment	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005	1005
Prepping
Sentinel node scan	115	115	115	115	115	115	115	–	–	115	115	–	115	115
Tumour localisation	425	425	425	–	425	425	425	–	–	425	425	–	425	425
Prepping cost	540	540	540	540	540	540	540	–	–	540	540	–	540	540
Intervention
Surgery	1698	1698	1698	611	1698	1698	1698	611	611	2661	1344	713	2661	1698
Frozen section testing	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63	63
Pathology testing	495	495	495	495	495	495	495	495	495	495	495	495	495	495
Adjuvant chemotherapy	–	–	–	16 118	–	–	–	–	–	16 118	–	–	16 712	16 712
Adjuvant hormonal therapy	1095	2178	2178	2178	2178	2178	2178	2178	547	547	–	2178	2178	–
Adjuvant radiation therapy	6934	–	6934	5662	4159	6934	6934	5662	5662	5662	6111	5662	–	6111
Adjuvant Herceptin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	14 587	–	–	14 587	16 403	14 587
Intervention costs	10 286	4434	11 368	25 127	8593	11 368	11 368	9009	21 965	25 546	8013	23 697	38 512	39 666
Additional hospital expenses
Consultations	311	350	311	311	311	311	311	311	350	350	311	350	311	311
Multidisciplinary team meetings	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	201	201
1 day ward stay	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161	1161
Additional hospital-related costs	1673	1712	1673	1673	1673	1673	1673	1673	1712	1712	1673	1712	1673	1673
Optional activities
Further imaging	566	678	566	678	566	566	566	566	678	566	566	566	566	566
Additional CT scan	–	–	–	510	–	510	510	510	–	510	–	–	–	–
MRI scan	674	674	674	674	–	674	674	674	674	674	674	–	–	–
Optional activities costs	1240	1352	1240	1861	566	1749	1749	1749	1352	1749	1240	566	566	566
Prepping—neoadjuvant therapy
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	16 712	–	13 106	16 712	–	–
Neoadjuvant hormonal therapy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Neoadjuvant Herceptin	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1816	–	–	1816	–	–
Additional MRI scans	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1347	–	1347	1347	–	–
Cost of neoadjuvant therapy	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	19 875	–	14 453	19 875	–	–
Surgery intervention
Axillary dissection	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Additional surgery	–	2165	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2165	–	–	–	–
Total cost	14 743	11 208	15 825	29 780	12 376	16 335	16 335	13 435	45 908	32 717	26 923	46 855	42 296	43.45

These numbers can also be translated into euros at the currency rate of US$1/€0.88.