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Table 1 Summary of program cost and benefits

From: A national intervention to reduce imaging for low back pain by general practitioners: a retrospective economic program evaluation using Medicare Benefits Schedule data

Parameter

AUD

Total cost of program implementation

$141,154

Benefit from reduced expenditure on CT scans

$11,575,439

Net Benefit

$11,575,439 - $141,154 = $11,434,285

Benefit to cost ratio

$11,575,439 / $141,154 = $82.01