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. 2022 Mar 17;29(3):2021–2045. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29030164

Table A2.

Extended cost table, including unit cost per medical resource.

Resource Unit Cost Reference
Specialist visit CAD 157.00 Ontario MoHLTC Schedule of Benefits—Physician Services, Haematology Consultation [43]
Complete blood count CAD 3.98 Ontario MoHLTC Schedule of Benefits—Laboratory Services, Hematology—CBC [55]
Lactate dehydrogenase CAD 1.28 Ontario MoHLTC Schedule of Benefits—Laboratory Services, Lactate Dehydrogenase [55]
Blood glucose CAD 1.28 Ontario MoHLTC Schedule of Benefits—Laboratory Services, C-reactive Protein [55]
CT scan (abdominal, thorax) CAD 195.00 Ontario MoHLTC Schedule of Benefits—Physician Services, CT abdomen and thorax, with and without IV contrast. [43]
X-ray CAD 32.25 Ontario MoHLTC Schedule of Benefits—Physician Services, Skeletal survey studies; assumed 3 views. [43]
Hospitalization CAD 12,756.57 CIHI Patient Cost Estimator [45]
IV administration CAD 54.25 Ontario Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services. [43]
Conditional chemotherapy administration CAD 105.15 Ontario Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services. [43]
Palliative care (one-off) CAD 34,037 Walker et al. 2011. [41]
Office visit CAD 157.00 Ontario Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services. [43]
Brexucabtagene autoleucel one-time treatment cost CAD 533,523.10 Kite list price
Brexucabtagene autoleucel administration CAD 185.00 Ontario Schedule of Benefits for Physician Services. [43]
Apheresis CAD 1343.98 Holbro et al. 2013. [44].
Adverse event: cytokine release syndrome CAD 18,366.96 Cost of 6 days of tocilizumab treatment and 11 days hospitalized. Fifty-nine percent of patients were treated with tocilizumab. Cost per hospital day is weighted average of cost per inpatient day from CIHI patient cost estimator. [45]

Abbreviations: CIHI, Canadian Institute for Health Information; CT, computed tomography; MoHLTC, Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care.