title: Colposcopy or cervical conization? An economic comparison.
abstract: Costs of colposcopic evaluation of patients with abnormal Papanicolaou smears versus evaluation by conization are compared. The average colposcopic evaluation costs $106, and the average conization costs $923.70. Additional savings ensue if a colposcopic diagnosis, rather than conization of the cervix, precedes a definitive hysterectomy. All criteria for an adequate colposcopic examination and tissue diagnosis must be met to make this comparison.
mesh_terms: D002584:Cervix Uteri / Q000601:surgery*; D003127:Colposcopy / Q000191:economics*; D003365:Costs and Cost Analysis; D004470:Economics, Medical; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007044:Hysterectomy / Q000191:economics