Table 2 Intervention and treatment costs
Costs (per year, except where noted) | Cost | Cost year | Distribution | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
LTHT, Leeds | ||||
 HBsAg test | £2.26 | 2019/20 | N/A | LTHT [13] |
 HBsAg confirmation test | £13.36 | 2019/20 | N/A | LTHT |
 HCV antibody test (initial) | £4.19 | 2019/20 | N/A | LTHT |
 HCV antibody confirmation test | £9.58 | 2019/20 | N/A | LTHT |
 HCV RNA test | £17.72 | 2019/20 | N/A | LTHT |
 Nurse cost to contact positive case | £55.41 | 2019/20 | N/A | Curtis [15] |
GSTT, London | ||||
 HBsAg test & confirmation | £5.79 | 2019/20 | N/A | GSTT [14] |
 HCV antibody test + HCV antigen confirmation test | £6.67 | 2019/20 | N/A | GSTT |
 HCV RNA test | £73.87a | 2015/16 | N/A | Bradshaw [10] |
 Nurse cost to contact positive case | £40.10 | 2019/20 | N/A | Curtis [15] |
 Find and Treat—Engagement | £75.18a | 2017/18 | Uniform(£60.14, £90.21) | Ward [32] |
 Find and Treat—Peer support for hospital visit | £126.32a | 2017/18 | Uniform(£101.06, £151.59) | Ward [32] |
Both locations | ||||
 PegIFN (Annual) | £3672 | 2019/20 | N/A | BNF [34] |
 TDF (Annual) | £366 | 2019/20 | N/A | BNF [34] |
 TDF + Emtricitabine (Annual) | £1299 | 2019/20 | N/A | BNF [34] |
 DAA treatment | £10,000 | 2019/20 | N/A | Hurley [35] |
 DAA re-treatment | £15,000 | 2019/20 | N/A | Hurley [35] |
 Cost of background test appointment | £33.19 | 2019/20 | Uniform(£16.60, £49.79) | Curtis [15] |
 Pre-treatment evaluation (initial) | £207.86 | 2019/20 | Uniform(£168.80, £253.20) | NHS reference costs 2019/20 [33] |
 Pre-treatment evaluation (follow-up) | £164.75 | 2019/20 | Uniform(£156, £234) | NHS reference costs 2019/20 |
 DAA treatment monitoring | £823.75 | 2019/20 | Uniform(£780, £1170) | NHS reference costs 2019/20 |