A cost-minimisation analysis of performing point-of-care ultrasonography on patients with vaginal bleeding in early pregnancy in general practice: a decision analytical model

Table 4 Costs associated with usual practice and intervention

Costs in each alternative	Usual practice (€)	Intervention (€)	References
General practitioner
Tariff for consultation	19.02	19.02	[26]
Time consumption for performing ultrasonography	-	18.07	[32]
Ultrasonography scanner	-	7.54	[24]
CECLUS	-	5.81	[24]
Utensils
Wet wipes	-	0.108	[35]
Transducer cover	-	0.24	[33]
Gel	-	0.21	[34]
Private gynaecologist
Tariff for consultation with ultrasonography	96.78	96.78	[27]
Hospital
DRG-tariff for performing ultrasonography^a	164.26	164.26	[25]
Patients
Patient time
General practitioner without ultrasonography	6.12	-	[24, 36]
General practitioner with ultrasonography	-	10.2	[24, 36]
Private gynaecologist	10.2	10.2	[24, 36]
Hospital	10.2	10.2	[24, 36]
Transportation distance
General practitioner	4.49	4.49	[36, 37]
Private gynaecologist	18.5	18.5	[36, 37]
Hospital	18.5	18.5	[36, 37]
Transport time
General practitioner	4.49	4.49	[36]
Private gynaecologist	19.18	19.18	[36]
Hospital	19.18	19.18	[36]

^aDRG-tariff is based on a combination of a principal diagnosis code for patients with bleeding in early pregnancy (DO209), and the procedure code for transvaginal ultrasonography of female genitals (UXUD82).

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