Table 2 Unit costs by component of paediatric febrile illness pathway
Item | Unit cost |
|---|---|
Investigations (per test) | |
 Amylase | £6.00 |
 Bacterial PCR | £158.00 |
 Bilirubin | £6.00 |
 Biochemistry profile | £8.00 |
 Blood albumin | £6.00 |
 Blood glucose test | £6.00 |
 Blood culture | £35.00 |
 Blood gas# | £7.00 |
 Blood taken | £3.00 |
 Calcium profile | £7.00 |
 Clotting screen | £5.00 |
 Creatinine | £6.00 |
 CRP | £6.00 |
 CSF | £6.00 |
 CT scan (head) | £201.00 |
 ECG | £33.00 |
 ENT swab | £19.00 |
 ESR | £4.00 |
 FBC | £3.00 |
 Glandular fever screen | £4.00 |
 Group and save | £12.00 |
 LFTs | £7.00 |
 Magnesium | £6.00 |
 Malarial parasite test | £21.00 |
 Measles PCR | £55.00 |
 Meningo pneumo PCR | £25.00 |
 Meningococci screen | £6.00 |
 Mycoplasma SER | £23.00 |
 Pertussis swab | £9.00 |
 Phosphate | £6.00 |
 Rapid Strep test | £9.00 |
 Renal profile | £46.00 |
 Respiratory PCR | £117.00 |
 RSV screen | £12.00 |
 Ultrasound | £55.00 |
 Urinalysis# | £8.00 |
 Urine albumin | £6.00 |
 Urine culture# | £8.00 |
 Urine dipstick# | £6.00 |
 Urine sample | £8.53 |
 Virus PCR | £56.00 |
 X-ray | £46.00 |
Antibiotics (per dose/course) | |
 Amoxicillin 125 mg (suspended)* | £1.16 |
 Amoxicillin 125 mg (IV)* | £4.34 |
 Amoxicillin 250 mg (susp.)* | £1.33 |
 Cefotaxime 195 mg (IV)* | £0.48 |
 Cefotaxime 575 mg (IV)* | £0.66 |
Nurse time (per hour) | |
 Band 5 | £15.43 |
 Band 6 | £18.95 |
 Band 7 | £22.50 |
 Band 8a | £27.39 |
Doctor time (per hour) | |
 FY1/FY2 | £24.24 |
 ST1-3 | £30.79 |
 APNP | £27.39 |
 Registrar | £39.02 |
 Consultant | £76.11 |
Referral to other specialties | |
 Surgery | £178.55 |
 Medicine | £272.74 |
 ENT | £146.92 |
 Neuro | £411.78 |
Inpatient admission | |
 Short stay (HRG PW20C, 3 days non-elective stay)# | £1712 |
 Excess bed day charge# | £462 |