Category | Item | Cost per Pap smear |
---|---|---|
Salaries | Cytotechnologist screening and interpretation of Pap smear | Cytotechnologist annual salary (in 2020 US$) ÷ 20,000a |
Pathologist interpretation of atypical Pap smear | Pathologist annual salary (in 2020 US$) ÷ 120,000b | |
Supplies | Modified wooden Ayre spatula | 0.06 |
Alcohol fixative | 0.06 | |
Pap smear stains | 0.07 | |
Cover slip | 0.06 | |
25Â mm x 75Â mm glass slide | 0.06 | |
Mounting medium | 0.03 | |
Equipment | Microscope | 0.04c |