Table 2 Healthcare and Testing costs for all individuals and asthma medications for individuals for whom the diagnosis of asthma was excluded
From: (Correcting) misdiagnoses of asthma: a cost effectiveness analysis
Item | Costs per visit/test | Reference |
|---|---|---|
Physician consultations | Â | Ontario Schedule of Benefits 2008 |
Respiratory disease consult | $143.40 | Â |
GP Limited consultation | $44.65 | Â |
Emergency Department Assessment | $187.76 | Ontario Ministry of Health: Gaboury 2009 |
Spirometry B (Visit 1) | Â | Ontario Schedule of Benefits 2008 |
Flow Volume Loop | $28.80 | Â |
Repeat after bronchodilator | $8.63 | Â |
Total | $37.43 | Â |
Bronchial provocative testing (Visits 2, 3 and 4) | $80.45 | Ontario Schedule of Benefits 2008 |
Total Cost of Screening | Â | Â |
Visit 1 only (11.2%) | $180.83* | Â |
Visits 1 and 2 only (80.2%) | $261.28* | Â |
Visits 1, 2 and 3 only (3.3%) | $341.73* | Â |
All Visits (5.3%) | $422.18* | Â |
Average cost of Screening for all patients | $263.42 (95%CI $259.15 - $267.68) | |
Average cost of Screening for Non-Asthmatic patients | $288.10 (95%CI $278.94 - $297.25) | |
Study Medication | Number of individuals (%) | |
SABA** as needed only | 26 (23.9%) | |
SABA daily only | 1 (0.9%) | |
ICS# as needed only | 3 (2.8%) | |
ICS daily only | 1 (0.9%) | |
ICS as needed plus SABA | 23 (21.1%) | |
ICS daily plus SABA | 12 (11.0%) | |
COMBO## as needed only | 6 (5.5%) | |
COMBO as needed plus other medications | 13 (11.9%) | |
COMBO daily only | 2 (1.8%) | |
COMBO daily plus other medications | 17 (15.6%) | |
Leukotriene Antagonist (all combinations) | 5 (4.6%) | |