Table 6 Unit cost of various health care services and procedures in Latvia and Lithuania

Primary care physician visit

4.67^a

28.46^a

4.49^b

2.9

Neurologist/headache specialist visit

18.31^c

40^c

26.11^d

24

Nurse practitioner/physician assistant visit

4.77

4.77

NA

NA

Other specialist visit (average)

29

 Obstetrician/gynaecologist

13.92^e

30^e

15.16^f

 Pain specialist

15.31^g

40^g

26.11^h

 Psychologist

35ⁱ

35

3.42^j

 Psychiatrist

8.61^k

35^k

21.68^l

Emergency room visit

38.79^m

117.57^m

26.11ⁿ

19.4

Hospitalization (per case or per day, as indicated)

93.7^o

93.7^o

163.5^p

89.9^q

 MRI brain/scan

112.82^r

115^r

125.4

103.8

 CT brain/scan

25.65^s

93^s

66.79

55.3

 Electroencephalogram (EEG)

25.44^t

42^t

21.68^u

NA

 Electrocardiogram (ECG)

6.14

12^v

15.16^w

NA

 X-ray neck/scan

13.50^x

14.85^x

15.16^y

32.4

Blood test

3.05^z

5.75^z

7.5^α

2.9

Botulinum toxin A injection

495^{β, γ}

495^{β, γ}

450^β

NA

Transcutaneous nerve stimulator procedure

NA

NA

NA

NA

Acupuncture

52.9^{β, γ}

52.9^β

20^δ

NA

Occipital nerve block procedure

24^{β, ε}

24^{β, ε}

NA^ζ

NA

Medication

12.26 ^η

21.30^θ

9.39 ^ι

6.32