Table 11. Total Costs per Stage IIC

 

Item

Cost

1. Primary lesion Tx (biopsy, WLE, pathology, dermatology, surgery, oncology visits)

(20% closure, 55% flaps, 25% grafts)

$2685.20

+$489.83 +$311.70

  1. Initial systemic workup

$140.00

  1. Workup and Tx for SLN:
    LN recurrence (systemic recurrence included in rate of distant metastases):
    53% SLN = 53% SLN x $3,521.80
    62% palpable = 62% x $4,039.75
    RT adjunctive chemotherapy to SLN = [0.7% x 53% + 9.7% x 62%] x $26,000.00

 


$1866.50
$2504.60

 

$925.20

  1. W/u and Tx for palpable LN
    LN recurrence (systemic included in rate of distant metastases)
    RT adjunctive chemotherapy to TLND

NA

  1. Workup and Tx for LR 13.2%

(like Tx for primary lesion; no other visits): 13.2% x [$2,685.20 + $3,521.80]

$819.30

  1. Workup and Tx for in-transit metastases 8.95%

(like Tx for primary lesion; no other visits) 8.95% x $8,775.20
+ 2 medium excisions
+ 2 surgical visits
+ (SLN) or TLND

$785.40

  1. Workup and Tx for metastatic disease 72% x $116,294.18

$83,731.80

  1. Surveillance (5 y)

$6,678.00

  1. Patient time costs 421.9hr x 16.00$/hr

$6,750.93

  1. Terminal care costs 72% x 14,500.00

$10,440.00

Total

$118,128.46