Investigations [21] | Unit prices | Sousa Pedro [24] | Edvardsson [21] | Baron-Esquivias [7] | Brignole [4] | Farwell [16] | Unit prices reference [25] | |||||
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Percentage of patients | Weighted value | Percentage of patients | Weighted value | Percentage of patients | Weighted value | Percentage of patients | Weighted value | Percentage of patients | Weighted value | |||
Standard electrocardiogram | 6.50€ | 100% | 6.50€ | 98% | 6.37€ | 95,6% | 6.21€ | 100% | 6.50€ | - | - | Code 40301 |
Echocardiography | 53.20€ | 72.2% | 38.41€ | 86% | 45.75€ | 2,1% | 1.12€ | 16% | 8.51€ | 15.31% | 8.14€ | Code 40550 |
Overload echocardiography | 85.30€ | 1.60% | 1.36€ | - | - | - | - | - | Code 40550;40315 | |||
Abdominal echography | 20.12€ | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2% | 0.40€ | - | - | Code 17130 |
Basic laboratory tests | - | - | - | - | Pack Estimationa | |||||||
With/enzymes tests | 65.87€ | 86% | 56.65€ | 35% | 23.05€ | |||||||
Without enzymes tests | 53.87€ | 70,2% | 37.82€ | |||||||||
Enzymesb | 34.40€ | - | - | - | - | 30,2% | 10.39€ | - | - | - | - | Pack Estimationb |
Ambulatory ECG monitoring | 43.70€ | - | - | 67% | 29.28€ | - | - | 11.22% | 4.91€ | Code 40405 | ||
ELR | 47.30€ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 28.57% | 13.51€ | |
In-Hospital ECG monitoring | 124.70€ | 61.20% | 76.32€ | 55% | 68.59€ | 17,1% | 21.32€ | 11% | 13.72€ | - | - | Code 40495 + daily admission (85€) |
Exercise testing | 32.10€ | 19.60% | 6.29€ | 52% | 16.69€ | - | - | 3% | 0.96€ | - | - | Code 40315 |
MRI or CT scan | 97.45€ | 1.60% | 1.56€ | 47% | 45.80€ | - | - | 15% | 14.62€ | - | - | Codes 18010; 16010 |
MRI | 127.90€ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1.02% | 1.31€ | Code 18010 |
Brain CT scan | 67.00€ | - | - | - | - | 9% | 6.03€ | - | - | 8.16% | 5.47€ | Code 16010 |
Thorax CT scan | 74.70€ | - | - | - | - | 1,1% | 0.82€ | - | - | - | - | Code 16060 |
Chest X-ray | 9.00€ | - | - | - | - | 51,9% | 4.67€ | 12% | 1.08€ | - | - | Code 10406 |
Electroencephalography | 58.80€ | 1.20% | 0.71€ | 39% | 22.93€ | - | - | 6% | 3.53€ | 2.04% | 1.20€ | Code 63010 |
Carotid sinus massage | 6.50€ | 2.90% | 0.19€ | 36% | 2.34€ | 0,5% | 0.03€ | 15% | 0.98€ | - | - | Code 40301 |
Carotid echo-doppler | 23.17€ | 12.70% | 2.94€ | - | - | - | - | 4% | 0.93€ | 5.10% | 1.18€ | Code 17290 |
TILT test | 124.10€ | 15.90% | 19.73€ | 35% | 43.44€ | - | - | 13% | 16.13€ | - | - | Code 41120 |
Electrophysiology testing | 2,488.72€ | - | - | 25% | 622.18€ | - | - | 3% | 74.66€ | 1.02% | 25.40€ | Code 40950 |
Coronary angiography | 531.44€ | - | - | 23% | 122.23€ | - | - | 2% | 10.63€ | - | - | Code 40820 |
External loop recording | 47.30€ | 11.80% | 5.58€ | 12% | 5.68€ | - | - | - | - | - | - | Code 40479 |
Orthostatic blood pressure movements | 4.00€ | - | - | 48% | 1.92€ | 4,6% | 0.18€ | - | - | - | - | Code 99230 |
Hypertension map | 59.20€ | 6.90% | 4.08€ | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Code 41010 |
Neurological or psychiatric evaluation | 30.90€ | - | - | 47% | 14.52€ | - | - | - | - | - | - | Code 82040 |
Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP) test | Not available | - | - | 3% | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | Not considered |
Others | - | - | - | 9% | - | 7,20% | - | 13% | - | - | - | Not considered |
Total cost | - | - | 164.32€ | - | 1,112.02€ | 88.51€ | - | 173.31€ | - | 72.41€ |