Table 2. Cost Inputs.
| Costs | Codes and Descriptions | |
| Treatment | ||
| PUL | US$5617 | CPT 52441, 52442; HCPCS C974022 |
| WVTT | US$1689 | CPT 5385422 |
| BPH Medical Therapy | US$415 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22; tamsulosin 40 mg once daily23,24 |
| TURP | US$4793 | CPT 52601; DRG 71422 |
| Open Prostatectomy | US$7511 | CPT 55821; DRG 66722 |
| Office Visit | US$75 | CPT 9921322 |
| Post-Procedure Catheterization* | US$75 | CPT 9921322 |
| Adverse Events | ||
| Bladder Spasm | US$91 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22; oxybutynin 5mg once daily for 14 days23,24 |
| Urinary Retention | US$150 | Two office visits (CPT 99213)22; plus 1-week catheterization |
| Urinary Tract Infection | US$83 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22; cotrimoxazole 800 mg/160 mg 2 times/day for 14 days23,24 |
| Pelvic Pain | US$82 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22; ibuprofen 400 mg 4 times/day for 14 days23,24 |
| Hematuria | US$75 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22 |
| Dysuria | US$173 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22; phenazopyridine 200 mg 3 times/day for 10 days23,24 |
| Urinary Urge Incontinence | US$91 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22; oxybutynin 5mg once daily for 14 days23,24 |
| Frequency and Urgency | US$91 | Office visit (CPT 99213)22; oxybutynin 5mg once daily for 14 days23,24 |
| Encrusted Implants | US$3201 | CPT 5231822 |
Abbreviations: PUL, prostatic urethral lift; TURP, transurethral resection of the prostate; WVTT, water vapor thermal therapy.
All costs are reported in 2019 US dollars. Medication costs were from 2017 Medicare Part D drug spending and inflated to 2019 dollars using CPI data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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*Post-procedure catheterization was also applied to patients undergoing retreatment with PUL or WVTT.