Table 4 Cost inputs and sources for primary care costs.
From: Implications of incidental findings from lung screening for primary care: data from a UK pilot
Activity or investigation | Cost/unit | Reference |
|---|---|---|
GP appointment | £33.00 | PSSRU. Unit costs of health and social care 201927 |
Direct access echocardiogram | £64.00 | NHS England. National Tariff 2018/19 [NHS Improvement]28 |
Cardiology referral | £157.00 | NHS England. National Tariff 2018/19 [NHS Improvement]28 |
Community respiratory assessment (Respiratory Physiology—Full Lung Function testing) | £139.00 | NHS England. NHS Reference Costs 2017/18 [NHS Improvement]29 |
Outpatient colonoscopy | £406.00 | NHS England. National Tariff 2018/19 [NHS Improvement]28 |
Urology referral | £142.00 | NHS England. National Tariff 2018/19 [NHS Improvement]28 |
Cardiac surgery referral | £296.00 | NHS England. National Tariff 2018/19 [NHS Improvement]28 |
Mammogram (costed as Direct Access Plain Film) | £39.00 | NHS England. NHS Reference Costs 2017/18 [NHS Improvement]29 |
