Table 4.
Cost-effectiveness results
| Comparator Hearing aid |
Intervention Unilateral Cochlear Implant |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cost (SEK) | QALY | Cost (SEK) | QALY | |
| Base Case | ||||
| Mean Values | 7776 | 5.74 | 442,923 | 8.84 |
| Incremental Values | – | 435,147 | 3.10 | |
| ICER (Cost/QALY) | – | 140,474 | ||
| Scenario Analysis – Lowering the Average Starting age from 61 years to 50 years | ||||
| Mean Values | 11,072 | 8.01 | 500,376 | 12.15 |
| Incremental Values | – | 489,304 | 4.14 | |
| ICER (Cost/QALY) | – | 118,232 | ||
| Scenario Analysis – Increasing the Frequency of Processor Upgrade from every 9 years to every 5 years | ||||
| Mean Values | 7776 | 5.74 | 513,223 | 8.84 |
| Incremental Values | – | 505,447 | 3.10 | |
| ICER (Cost/QALY) | – | 163,169 | ||
| Scenario Analysis – Increasing the Proportion eligible after triage from 56 to 70% | ||||
| Mean Values | 7776 | 5.74 | 432,048 | 8.84 |
| Incremental Values | – | 424,272 | 3.10 | |
| ICER (Cost/QALY) | – | 136,964 | ||
| Scenario Analysis – Lower age, Increasing Upgrade Frequency and Increasing the Proportion eligible after triage | ||||
| Mean Values | 11,072 | 8.01 | 585,296 | 12.15 |
| Incremental Values | – | 574,224 | 4.14 | |
| ICER (Cost/QALY) | – | 138,751 | ||
Abbreviations: ICER incremental cost-effectiveness ratio, QALY quality adjusted life years