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Table 2 Cost items used to calculate the costs of hearing (screening) tests and diagnosis

From: The cost-effectiveness of tracking newborns with bilateral hearing impairment in Bavaria: a decision-analytic model

Name

Description

Item

Points

Point value

Mean

Source

c_OAE_inpatient

Costs of OAE performed in hospital

1409

400

8.589704 Cent

€34.36

DKG-NT [22]

c_AABR_inpatient

Costs of AABR performed in hospital

1408

888

8.589704 Cent

€76.28

DKG-NT [22]

c_lumpsum_ENT

Lump sum for office-based ENT physicians

09210

680

3.5048 Cent

€23.83

EBM [23]

c_OAE_outpatient_ENT

Costs of OAE performed by office-based ENT physicians

09324

340

3.5048 Cent

€11.92

EBM [23]

c_AABR_outpatient_ENT

Costs of AABR performed by office-based ENT physicians

01706

705

3.5048 Cent

€24.71

EBM [23]

c_lumpsum_PA

Lump sum for office-based pediatric audiologists

20210

865

3.5048 Cent

€30.32

EBM [23]

c_AABR_outpatient_PA

Costs of AABR performed by office-based pediatric audiologists

20327

1535

3.5048 Cent

€53.80

EBM [23]

c_MEM_reflex_outpatient_PA

Costs of impedance test of the middle ear performed by office-based pediatric audiologists

20323

220

3.5048 Cent

€7.71

EBM [23]

  1. AABR: automated auditory brainstem response; CI: confidence interval; DKG-NT: ‘Deutsche Krankenhausgesellschaft-Normaltarif’; EBM: ‘Einheitlicher Bewertungsmaßstab’; ENT: ear, nose, and throat; MEM: middle ear muscle; OAE: otoacoustic emissions; PA: pediatric audiologist.