Table 12. Total Costs per Stage IIIA

 

Item

Cost

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

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

$2,685.20

+$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):
    14% PALP = 14% x $4,039.75
    RT adjunctive chemotherapy to SLN = [9.7% x 114%] x $26,000.00

$3,521.80

 

$565.50

$2875.10

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

No palpable LN in IIIA

  1. Workup and treatment for LR 15.7%

(like treatment for primary lesion; no other visits): 15.7% x [$2,685.20 + $3,521.80]

$974.50

  1. Workup and treatment for in-transit metastases 27%

(like treatment for physician; 0 other visits): 27% x $8,775.20
+ 2 medium excisions
+ 2 surgical visits
+ (SLN) or TLND

$2,369.30

  1. W/u and Tx for metastatic disease 66.8% x $116,294.18

$77,684.51

  1. Surveillance (5 y)

$42,525.84

  1. Patient time costs 425.5hr x 16.00$/hr

$6,808.53

  1. Terminal care costs 66.8% x $14,500.00

$9,686.00

Total

$150,637.81