Table 1.
Type of FIT/FOBT and Reported Costs from 84 Practice Respondents
| Kit Name | N* | % | Unknown cost, N | Free, N* | Purchase kits | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Known Cost, N | Median ($) | Min. | Max. | |||||
| Hemosure® One-Step iFOBT Test (Hemosure, Inc) | 25 | (30) | 8 | 6 | 10a | 3.43 | 0.83 | 6.41 |
| OC Auto® FIT** (Polymedco) | 16 | (19) | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1.57 | 1.13 | 2.00 |
| Insure® FIT (Clinical Genomics) | 11 | (13) | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2.32 | 1.70 | 6.00 |
| Hemoccult-ICT® (Beckman Coulter) | 10 | (12) | 7 | 0 | 1b | 0.99 | 0.99 | 0.99 |
| OC-Light® iFOBT Test** (Polymedco) | 9 | (11) | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1.50 | ||
| McKesson Consult® FOBT | 3 | (4) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3.44 | 0.88 | 6.00 |
| Seracult® | 2 | (2) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2.13 | ||
| QuickVue® iFOBT (Quidell) | 2 | (2) | 2 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Lochness Medical® | 1 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5.00 | ||
| Rapid Response® FIT (BTNX Inc.) | 1 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.75 | ||
| HemaPrompt® | 1 | (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1.41 | ||
| Unknown | 11 | (13) | 11 | 0 | 0 | |||
| Overall | 84 | (100) | 44 | 13 | 27 | 3.04 | 0.83 | 6.41 |
aOne outlier ($18.40) omitted, and b: Two outliers ($17.00 and $30.00 omitted); as detailed in “Methods” these responses likely include processing or are the cost per box rather than cost per unit
*Note that FIT numbers do not add to the total because clinics could report multiple FIT types
**USPSTF evidence review identified this FIT with adequate data to support high sensitivity and specificity