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Table 2 Treatment reimbursement fees, further follow-up and treatment costs given in € (2015)

From: Cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) of IMRT plus C12 boost vs IMRT only in adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the head and neck

category/ procedure

unit cost (€)

source

treatment

 C12 (6 sessions)

14,000.00

flat fee

 IMRT 30 fractions

3877.67

EBM

 IMRT+C12

17,877.67

flat fee/ EBM

 IMRT 32 fractions

5675.27

EBM

follow-up

 MRI brain

124.60

EBM

 MRI neck

124.60

EBM

 CT chest

67.79

EBM

 US abdomen

16.13

EBM

treatment of local relapse

 surgery

9725.91 - 22,789.65

DRG

 re-RT standard

3983.47

EBM

 re-RT C12

29,000.00

flat fee

 chemotherapy (6 cycles)

7008.44

EBM

treatment of distant metastases

 chemotherapy (6 cycles)

7008.44

EBM

 palliative RT

650.05

EBM