Table 8 Laboratory costs per molecular genetic test

From: A micro costing of NHS cancer genetic services

Test

Consumables (extract blood sample)

Laboratory consumables

Labour

Capital

Overheads

Total

Breast, ovarian or breast ovarian – Mutation screening

£0.19

£138.67

£560.76

£239.76

£110.48

£1049.86

Breast, ovarian or breast ovarian – Presymptomatic testing

£0.38

£59.63

£271.58

£90.96

£41.42

£463.97

HNPCC – Mutation screening

£0.19

£338.46

£464.38

£278.81

£130.33

£1212.17

HNPCC – Presymptomatic testing

£0.38

£59.63

£271.58

£90.96

£41.42

£463.97

FAP – Mutation screening

£0.19

£235.45

£323.58

£192.16

£89.81

£841.19

FAP – Presymptomatic testing

£0.38

£46.06

£271.58

£90.96

£41.42

£450.40

FAP – Presymptomatic testing (Linkage analysis)

£0.38

£46.06

£371.04

£120.14

£54.69

£592.31

  1. All consumables include VAT. HNPCC=hereditary nonpolyposis colorectal cancer; FAP or FAPC=familial adenomatous polyposis coli.