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Table 1 Unit costs of the tests performed in Germany, in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, and in the United States

From: Cost evaluation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance versus coronary angiography for the diagnostic work-up of coronary artery disease: Application of the European Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance registry data to the German, United Kingdom, Swiss, and United States health care systems

Unit costs

Outpatient in Germany (€)

Inpatient in Germany (€)

Outpatient in the United Kingdom (£)

Inpatient in the United Kingdom (£)

Outpatient in Switzerland (CHF)

Inpatient in Switzerland (CHF)

Outpatient in the United States (US$)

Inpatient in the United States (US$)

CXA

588

1,207

1,055

1,934

2,580

4,638

874

2,652

CMR

164*

393**

558

 

1,420

/

740

/

SEcho

94

/

213

 

447

/

303

/

CT

165

/

111

 

494

/

446

/

SPECT

275

/

406

 

2,183

/

570

/

  1. * Cost for a thoracic MR examination. ** Cost for MR as a pre-inpatient examination.