Table 3 Health care costs for patients with NAFLD/ NASH (£, 2014–2015)
Resource Use | Unit Cost | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Primary Care | ||
GP consultation (per patient contact lasting 11.7 min) | £45.00 | [48] |
Secondary care | ||
Hepatology Consultant appointment (new) | £148.34 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Hepatology Consultant follow up appt | £98.63 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Dietician review | £57.00 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Investigations | ||
Routine blood tests (inc. FBC, LFT’s, INR) | £68.06 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Liver aetiology panel | £147.98 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
FIB-4 (AST/ALT/ platelets included in ‘routine blood tests’) | £0.00 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
ELF | £42.00 | North Middlesex Hospital, February 2015, |
Ultrasound Liver | £63.67 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
CT Abdomen/ Liver | £80.78 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
MRI Abdomen/ Liver | £101.00 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Fibroscan | £43.00 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Liver biopsy | £642.75 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Endoscopy | £264.00 | Royal Free, February 2015 |
Surgical procedures | ||
Liver resection | £7000 | [49] |
Liver transplant (1st year) | £70,000 | |