Table 1 Unit costs by healthcare sector
Exam/laboratory test | Scenario | Unit cost (€) | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|
Consultation | |||
Cost per follow up urologist visit | Public | 10.00 | National Organization for the Provision of Healthcare Services (EOPYY) (http://www.eopyy.gov.gr) accessed 1 October 2012 |
Private | 50.00 | Average price confirmed by expert panel consensus. | |
Cost per serum creatinine test | Public | 4.05 | Social Security Institution IKA* tariff (PD157/55) |
Private | 16.00 | Biomedicine SA price (provided 1 October 2012)** | |
Cost per urodynamic test | Public | 18.99 | Social Security Institution IKA tariff (PD157/55) |
Private | 268.50 | Average price from pricelists of two major private hospitals in Athens (‘Hygeia’ hospital and ‘Iaso’ general hospital) | |
Cost per flexible cystoscopy | Public | 4.05 | Social Security Institution IKA tariff column A (PD 15766 surgical) |
Private | 650.00 | Average price from pricelists of two major private hospitals in Athens (Hygeia hospital and Iatriko Athinon hospital) | |
Procedure | |||
Cost of prostate related surgery without complications | Public | 1,007.00 | DRG list FEK 946 -12Mar2012 (DRG B02Χ) |
Private | 1,000.00 | DRG list FEK 946 -12Mar2012 (DRG Y05Χ) | |
Cost of prostate related surgery with complications | Public | 2,127.00 | Average of DRGs Y05M (cost of prostate related surgery with complications) and B02M (cost of prostate related surgery with complications) (FEK 946 -12Mar2012). |
Private | 2,848.00 | DRG Y05M (FEK 946–12 Mar2012) | |
Cost per episode of AUR (non-elective) | Public | 7.63 | Social Security Institution IKA tariff for catheterization (PD 157/3, 157/65 surgical) |
Private | 50.00 | Average price confirmed by expert panel consensus | |