Table 16. Melanoma Costs per Clinical TNM Stage
 

Stage

Treatment of Primary Lesion

Initial Systemic Workup

Workup and treatment for SLN

Workup and treatment for palpable LN

Workup and treatment for LR

Workup and Tx for in-transit metastases

Workup and treatment for metastatic disease

5-year Surveillance

Patient time costs

Terminal care costs

In situ

2,434.88

0

0

0

422.07

0

0

1,240.00

551.34

0

IA

2,684.25

0

624.84

0

27.90

139.50

2,442.18

3,759.00

1,132.80

304.50

IB

2,791.12

140.00

1,675.00

0

91.86

277.30

7,582.38

5,166.00

1,765.33

945.40

IIA

2,897.99

140.00

3,000.50

0

301.60

628.30

14,525.14

5,794.00

2,359.47

1,811.05

IIB

3,379.86

140.00

5,064.58

0

510.80

789.70

35,318.54

6,029.00

3,741.87

4,403.65

IIC

3,486.73

140.00

5,296.30

0

819.30

785.40

83,731.80

6,678.00

6,750.93

10,440.00

IIIA

3,486.73

140.00

6,962.40

0

974.50

2369.30

77,684.51

42,525.84

6,808.53

9,686.00

IIIB

3,531.26

10,333.00

6,004.20

1,599.70

1,281.75

1491.80

78,382.28

50,566.44

7,161.60

9,773.00

IIIC

3,531.26

13,836.00

5,514.40

2,714.70

1,737.90

11320

89,197.64

50,566.44

7,542.93

11,121.50

IV

3,531.26

15,336.00

1,408.70

1,615.90

0

0

116,294.20

0

7,122.13

14,500.00