TABLE 3.

Cost Estimates for Preexisting and New Interventions

		Cost estimates, $
Cost category	Description	Average per patient	Range per patient
Cost of patient reminders and CRC screening process
Patient contact and FIT distribution	Initial contact with patient; provide patient with a prelabeled FIT kit along with instructions, collection date, and prestamped envelope; if patient has colonoscopy, obtain signed release form and fax to specialist; includes cost of FIT kit	5.88	3.17–8.49
Patient tracking and reminders	Follow-up with patients, reminder calls and letters, outreach to return kits	3.51	2.27–6.21
Process laboratory tests	Personnel and indirect cost associated with processing FIT kits	1.89	—
Follow-up after positive FIT	Educate patient and refer to diagnostic colonoscopy; refer for treatment and follow-up	7.84	5.41–11.07
		Total cost, $	Range per heath center, $
Cost of incentives (18-month period)
FIT return rate bonus		113,225.00	1,500–27,875
CRC screening rate bonus		18,050.00	500-$6,725
Cost to process incentives		2,172.30	—
Total cost of Incentives		133,447.30	—
Additional screening tests (111 screening tests per month × 18 months), n		1,998
Cost of the incentives per additional screening test		66.79

Note. FIT = fecal immunochemical test; CRC = colorectal cancer.