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Table 1 Unit costs of health care services

From: Cost-effectiveness of acupuncture for irritable bowel syndrome: findings from an economic evaluation conducted alongside a pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care

Item [source]

Unit

Cost

Notes

GP and practice nurse

GP [16]

Per surgery consultation lasting between 11.7 minutes and 17.2 minutes

£44.5

Page 167

Average of £36 (short visit) and £53 (long visit)

Nurse (GP practice) [16]

Per consultation

£12

Page 164

Hospital based activity (outpatient clinics, emergency and elective admissions)

Outpatient activity [17]

Unit of activity

£98

Outpatient Attendances Data

Elective admissions [17]

Unit of activity

£1612

Elective inpatient HRG

The unit cost was derived as a weighted average of all the activities that had duration of 1 day (similar to the duration of elective admissions for IBS dataset)

Emergency admissions (for duration of stay 1 nights, 2 days) [17]

Event

£134

Accident and Emergency Services: leading to Admitted. The unit cost was derived as a weighted average of all the activities.

Emergency admissions (for duration of stay 0 nights, 1 day) [17]

Event

£103

Accident and Emergency Services: not Leading to Admitted. The unit cost was derived as a weighted average of all the activities.

Other NHS professionals (hospital or community based)

Physiotherapist Occupational therapist [16]

Clinic visit

£17

Page 151

Chiropodist/Podiatrist [16]

Clinic visit

£11

Page 154

Counsellor [16]

Surgery consultation

£71

Page 78

Community psychiatric nurse (CPN) [16]

One hour of face-to-face contact

£56

Page 160

Psychologist/Psychiatrist/ Psychotherapist [16]

One hour of client contact

£81

Page 155. Assume psychiatrist and psychotherapist as well

Mental health [16]

Per hour of face-to-face contact

£70

Page 184. Assume involvement of community mental health team

Radiology/X-ray [17]

Unit of activity

£27

Outpatient Attendances Data

Diagnostic imaging

Ophthalmology/Eye care/Retinopathy [17]

Unit of activity

£80

Outpatient Attendances Data

Gynaecology/Colposcopy [17]

Unit of activity

£112

Outpatient Attendances Data

Family planning [17]

Unit of activity

£59

Outpatient Attendances Data for

Sexual and Reproductive Health Clinic (previously referred to as Family Planning Clinic)

Midwife [17]

Antenatal visit

£46

Community Midwifery Services: Visits

Postnatal visit

£58

Urology [17]

Unit of activity

£99

Outpatient Attendances Data

Medical Gastroenterology Sigmoidoscopy/Colonoscopy [17]

Unit of activity

£123

Outpatient Attendances Data

Neurology [17]

Unit of activity

£166

Outpatient Attendances Data

Acupuncture sessions

Initial session [18]

Session

£47.5

Initial sessions usually cost between £35 and £60, and further sessions between £25 and £50.

Further session [18]

Session

£37.5

Unit costs calculated as average of two values