Table 3 Cost comparison of different management strategies and cut offs
Colposcopy in all women with minor cytol. disorders without HPV testing | Colposcopy only in HPV positive (≥1RLU) women with minor cytol. disorders | Colposcopy only in HPV positive (≥3RLU) women with minor cytol. disorders | Colposcopy in women over 30 y with minor cytol. disorders without HPV testing | Colposcopy only in HPV positive (≥3RLU) women over 30 y with minor cytol. disorders | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. of colposcopies | 133 | 94 | 84 | 66 | 37 |
No. of HPV tests | 0 | 133 | 133 | 0 | 66 |
Costs of colposcopies | £12407 | £8768 | £7835 | £6156 | £3451 |
Savings by omitting colposcopies in women who test HRHPV negative | 0 | £3639 | £4572 | 0 | £2705 |
Cost neutral price for 1 HRHPV HCII test (savings/No. of HPV tests) | £27.35 | £34.37 | £41 | ||
No of CIN2 or worse detected | 30 | 29 | 29 | 16 | 16 |