Table 4 Estimated annual number of diagnostic evaluations and treatment for precancerous lesions and related costs by age group, Australia 2010
From: Expenditure and resource utilisation for cervical screening in Australia
Age group (years) | Diagnostic procedures for precancerous lesions | Treatment for precancerous lesions and post-treatment follow-up | Colposcopy to treatment ratio | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of colposcopy evaluations†,††| No. of histological evaluations†,††| Related cost | % total | No. of precancerous lesion treatments†,‡ | Related cost | % total |  | |
18-20 | 700 | 400 | $0.2 M | 1% | 200 | $0.3 M | 1% | 3.2 |
20-24 | 10,900 | 5,900 | $3.0 M | 14% | 3,300 | $5.2 M | 11% | 3.3 |
25-29 | 10,500 | 5,700 | $2.9 M | 14% | 3,000 | $5.5 M | 12% | 3.5 |
30-49 | 33,900 | 16,900 | $10.2 M | 48% | 7,800 | $20.1 M | 44% | 4.3 |
50-69 | 13,500 | 4,800 | $4.4 M | 21% | 4,100 | $12.8 M | 28% | 3.3 |
70+ ‡‡ | 1,400 | 500 | $0.5 M | 2% | 400 | $1.6 M | 3% | 3.1 |
20-69 | 68,800 | 33,200 | $20.5 M | 97% | 18,200 | $43.6 M | 96% | 3.8 |
0-84 | 70,900 | 34,100 | $21.2 M | 100% | 18,900 | $45.5 M | 100% | 3.8 |