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Cost of upper tract imaging obtained during hematuria evaluation: Analysis of a national claims database.

Alex HannemannRodrigo Rodrigues PessoaThomas FlaigElizabeth Molina KunaAdam WarrenTyler RobinSimon P KimEric Ballon-Landa
Published in: Urologic oncology (2024)
In this nationally representative analysis, hematuria evaluation confers a significant cost burden, while the primary factor associated with higher costs of screening was imaging type. Based upon reduced cost of US-based strategies, further investigation should delineate its cost-effectiveness in the diagnosis of urological disease.
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