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Table 1 Cost of diagnostic steps recommended by thyroid nodule management guidelines

From: Cost-effectiveness comparison between palpation- and ultrasound-guided thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsies

Diagnostic Step

Cost

History and physical exam

€39.03

Measurement of TSH

€23.42

Thyroid ultrasonography

€39.03

Tc99m thyroid scintigraphy

€93.66

Palpation-guided FNA

€148.30

Ultrasound-guided FNA

€226.35

Subtotal hemithyroidectomy

€1545.77

  1. FNA: thyroid fine-needle aspiration biopsy. The exchange rate of European Central Bank on July 4th 2008 was used to convert costs in New Turkish Liras to Euros. 8% value addition tax is included. Costs are from Turkish private health care sector in Istanbul.
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BMC Endocrine Disorders

ISSN: 1472-6823

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