FOI Request
- Disclosure ID
- FOI/02273
- Request Date
- March 12, 2018
- Subject
- Diagnostic Procedures/Tests
- Description
I am writing to you under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 to request the following information applicable for year 2016-2017:
- Regarding the following diagnostic procedures/tests:
- Complete (Full) blood cell count (FBC) – £3.13
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP) – £0.79
- Procalcitonin (PCT)
- Electrolyte panel £2.69
- Blood gas – £0.72
- Blood culture – £11.76
- Streptococcus pneumoniae urine antigen test – £27.15
- Legionella urine antigen test – £22.95
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae antigen test – £2.36
- Chlamydia pneumoniae antigen test – £10.30
- Gram stain and culture of pleural fluid – £8.06
- Sputum culture for mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycoplasma pneumoniae, legionella
pneumophila – £39.13 - Enteric pathogens culture – £14.85
- Multiplex PCR panel for pathogen identification for mycoplasma pneumoniae, mycobacterium tuberculosis, legionella pneumophila, chlamydia pneumoniae – £79
- Viral serology (Antibody ID panel) for influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza viruses 1 to 4 – £90
- Liver Function Test (LFT): Bilirubin, albumin, ALT and ALP – £2.79
- Cerebrospinal fluid analysis (CSF) – £6.10
- Urine dipstick – £1.00
- Chest radiograph/x-ray (CXR)
- Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) rapid antigen detection test – £7.64
- Sputum Gram stain – £39.13
- The total number of diagnostic procedures/tests performed in Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as given in the table below.
- The unit cost for said diagnostic procedures/tests for the requested year.
- The total cost for said diagnostic procedures/tests for the requested year.
- Regarding the following diagnostic procedures/tests:
- Response
Financial year 2016-2017 Number of tests Unit cost Total cost Complete (Full) blood cell count (FBC) 387720 £3.13 £1,213,563 C-Reactive Protein (CRP) 136706 £0.79 £107,997 Procalcitonin (PCT) 0 0 0 Electrolyte panel 4826 £2.69 £12,981 Blood gas 800 £0.72 £576 Blood culture 12,523 £11.76 £147,270.48 Streptococcus pneumoniae urine antigen test 1,251 £27.15 £33,964.65 Legionella urine antigen test 469 £22.95 £10,763.55 Mycoplasma pneumoniae antigen test No Data £2.36 0 Chlamydia pneumoniae antigen test No Data £10.30 0 Gram stain and culture of pleural fluid 591 £8.06 £4,763.46 Sputum culture for mycobacterium tuberculosis, mycoplasma pneumoniae, legionella pneumophila 1,683 £39.13 £65,855.79 Enteric pathogens culture 8,867 £14.85 £131,674.95 Multiplex PCR panel for pathogen identification for mycoplasma pneumoniae, mycobacterium tuberculosis, legionella pneumophila, chlamydia pneumoniae 2,874 £79 £227,046 Viral serology (Antibody ID panel) for influenza virus, respiratory syncytial virus and parainfluenza viruses 1 to 4 Influenza = 216 RSV = 213
Parainfluenza = 3
£90 £19,440 Liver Function Test (LFT): Bilirubin, albumin, ALT and ALP 402406 £2.79 £1,122,712 Cerebrospinal fluid analysis (CSF) 496 £6.10 £3,025 Urine dipstick 0 £1.00 0 Chest radiograph/x-ray (CXR) 61,943 Standard NHS Tariff Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) rapid antigen detection test 236 £7.64 £1,803.04 Sputum Gram stain Not Done in Lab Please note, the above information is based purely off workload and approximate cost per test, there are multiple contracts in place with different organisations that directly affect the cost of the test, therefore the actual cost of the test, depending on who has ordered the request able may vary considerably.
Please follow the link below for NHS Tariff for diagnostic imaging charges, section 2.2.