Table 15:
Professional Cost Incurred for Each iTBS Session
| Resource Items | Costs, $ | Data Sources and Comments |
|---|---|---|
| Psychiatric expert (A) | 85.92 | Based on weighted average of OHIP fee codes (54% outpatient/46% inpatient from IntelliHealth data): OSB G479 $92.60 for outpatient, OSB G478 $80.30 for inpatient. We assumed the OHIP fee for iTBS would be equivalent to that of ECT |
| Nurse/technician time (B) | 10.43 | Based on hourly rate of $41.70 for nurse in Ontario: 15 minutes technical time estimated in expert consultation |
| Cost of machine per session (C) | 5.27 | Calculated in Table 14 |
| Per-session cost (A + B + C) | 101.62 | Calculation |
Abbreviations; ECT, electroconvulsive therapy; iTBS, intermittent theta burst stimulation; OHIP, Ontario Health Insurance Plan; OSB, Ontario Schedule of Benefits.