Table 44:
OCCI Hospital Costs (Excluding Physician Fees) of Current Treatments
| Cost (CAD)a | Weighting for cost estimate | CCI code | CCI code description | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arterial Acute Limb Ischemia | ||||
| Open surgery | 17,732 | We approximated the weighted costs of three surgical procedures as a proxy for the cost of open surgery | ||
| Extraction | 17,659 | 0.5 | 1.KG.57.LA-GX (principal CCI) | Extraction, arteries of leg by the open approach. |
| Bypass | 16,023 | 0.35 | 1.KG.76.MI-XX-A (principal CCI) | Bypass terminating in lower limb artery using autograft |
| Bypass | 21,962 | 0.15 | 1.KG.76.MI-XX-N (principal CCI) | Bypass terminating in lower limb artery using synthetic material. |
| CDT without MT | 15,582 | 1 | 1.KG.35.HH-1C (principal CCI) | Pharmacotherapy (local), arteries of leg, using thrombolytic agent by percutaneous infusion approach We used the cost of thrombolytic therapy as a proxy for the cost of CDT therapy |
| Acute DVT | ||||
| Anticoagulant therapy alone | 4,781 | 1 | No principal CCI code assigned | Not assigning the intervention code suggests no invasive procedures conducted, or only receiving medical treatment We used the costs of these patients as a proxy for the main intervention with anticoagulant therapy (i.e., the standard treatment) |
| CDT without MT | 16,736 | 1 | 1.KX.35.HH-1C (principal CCI) | Pharmacotherapy (local), vein, using thrombolytic agent by percutaneous infusion approach We used the cost of thrombolytic therapy as a proxy for the cost of CDT therapy |
Abbreviations: CCI, Canadian Classification of Health Intervention; CDT, catheter-directed treatment; DVT, deep vein thrombosis; OCCI, Ontario Case Costing Initiative; MT, mechanical thrombosis.