Table 3 Per-patient cost, diagnostic yield, and CPPD of the CAUSES diagnostic ES service

From: The cost and diagnostic yield of exome sequencing for children with suspected genetic disorders: a benchmarking study

 

Base case

Scenario 1: no GCS

Scenario 2: singleton ES

1. Genomic consultation

$947

$950

2. Initial clinic visit

$286

$481

$287

3. Sample acquisition & preparation

$408

$419

$305

4. Sequencing

$2,194

$2,205

$774

5. Bioinformatics analysis

$903

$859

$1,475

6. Interpretation

$640

$651

$641

7. Sanger confirmation & clinical laboratory report

$561

$451

$512

8. Results discussed with family

$200

$198

$180

Average cost per patient =

$6,138

$5,263

$5,125

Diagnostic yield =

42.6%

34.0%

28.1%

CPPD =

$14,405

$15,495

$18,223

Sensitivity of CPPD to yield estimates

 10% relative increase in yield

46.9%

37.4%

30.9%

  Per-patient cost

$6,196

$5,309

$5,182

  CPPD

$13,220

$14,211

$16,753

 10% relative decrease in yield

38.3%

30.6%

25.3%

  Per-patient cost

$6,079

$5,216

$5,067

  CPPD

$15,853

$17,065

$20,020

  1. CAUSES, Clinical Assessment of the Utility of Sequencing and Evaluation as a Service study; CPPD, cost per positive diagnosis; ES, exome sequencing; GCS, genomic consultation service.