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Table 3 Screening and diagnostic work up cost and utility parameters

From: Simulation modeling for stratified breast cancer screening – a systematic review of cost and quality of life assumptions

Cluster

Study

Cost of screening in 2014 USD over lifetime (in risk group)

Utility loss from screening (%)

Additional imaging

Biopsy

Probability of false positive

Diagnostic recall in 2014 USD

Probability of biopsy

Diagnostic biopsy in 2014 USD

Utility loss from work up

Screening in general population

[12]

Low: $812

Moderate: $3822

Not included

They combine imaging and biopsy

3.1–9.1%

$360

0–0.013 for 1 year

[16]

Low:$ 2652

Moderate: $5304

0.6% for 1 week

n.a.

$131

n.a.

$863

10.5% for 5 weeks

[14]

Low: $1972

Moderate: $3393

0.6% for 1 week

n.a.

$135

n.a.

$889

10.5% for 5 weeks

[17]

Low: $1104

Average: $1656

Moderate: $3312

0.6% for 1 week

n.a.

$141.42

10.6%

$1354–$1442 depending on age

10.5% for 5 weeks

[15]

Low: $2840

Moderate: $4480

Not included

6.3–6.8%a

SFM: $65

DM: $95

US: $58

6.3–6.8%a

FNA: $377

CNB: $290–$933

Surgical: $1402–$1700

Not included

[13]

Lowe: $247

Average: $377

Moderate: $1248

Not included

2.8%

SFM: $34

US: $442

0.26%

$701

0.013 for 1 year

Screening in high risk population

[19]

$19,382

Not included

13.5% DM

DM: $166

2.95%

$636

Not included

[22]

$14,060

DM: 0–10% for 1 week

MRI: 0–20% for 1 week

5.59% SFM + US b

DM: $125

US: $83

0.52%

CNB: $795–$1420

Surgical: $2397–$2499

0–30% for 2 weeks

[21]

$20,550

1% for 1 year

They combine imaging and biopsy

5.4–10.8%

$503

11% for 1 year

[23]

$5945

Not included

n.a.

MRI: $258

US: $56

n.a.

Biopsy: $276

Not included

[24]

$31,635

SFM: 0–10% for 1 week

MRI: 0–20% for 1 week

3–8%

SFM: $68

US: $53

0.3–0.8%

CNB: $662–$1302

Surgical: $1550–$1646

0–30% for 2 weeks

[25]

$7659

0%

They combine imaging and biopsy

n.a.

$135

1.3% for 1 year

[20]

$1276

0%

They combine imaging and biopsy

4.3–8.2%

$125

0.6% for 1 year

[26]

$17,613

0–5% for 1 year

7% SFM + US

SFM: $64

US: $58

MRI: $649

1.6%

FNA: $382

CNB: $432–$792

Surgical: $1040–$1383

0–17% for 1 week

[27]

$927

Not included

19% SFM + US

SFM: $64

US: $58

MRI: $649

7.2%

FNA: $382

CNB: $432–$792

Surgical: $1040

Not included

Screening after risk assessment

[31]

Test: $916

Low: $2765

High: $24,325

Not included

23% SFM + US

$251

9.6%

n.a.

Not included

[29]

Test: $101

Low risk: $0

High: $14,800

Not included

Not included

[28]

Test: $276

Low: n.a.

High: $24,140

Not included

Not included