Cost of illness among patients with diabetic foot ulcer in Turkey

Table 2 Unit costs of imaging - laboratory tests used in the treatment of diabetic foot ulcer

Name of test	Average unit cost ($-PPP 2014)
Imaging tests
Direct foot X-ray	Included in outpatient clinic admission fee
Electrocardiogram
Unilateral chest X-ray
Doppler ultrasonography	32.4
Magnetic resonance angiography	55.1
Angiography	392.3
Scintigraphy	131.7
Laboratory tests
Bone biopsy	97.6
Tissue culture	97.6
Aspiration/swab culture	33.8
Bone curettage culture	97.6
HbA1c	3.4
Bleeding profile (Pre-op)	12.2
Glucose	Included in outpatient clinic admission fee
Hemogram
C-reactive protein
Red blood cell sedimentation rate
Albumin
Kidney function tests
Liver function tests
Hepatitis markers

HbA1c: Hemoglobin A1c.