COVID-19 TESTING IMPACT CALCULATOR

The results assume that 100% of an organization’s population is tested prior to initiating a screening protocol.

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How many people are in your organization? *

What percentage reliably wear masks? *

50% of people

Do you have a contact tracing program? *

Do you offer unmasked communal activities such as dining?*

Yes

If you offer unmasked group activities such as dining or meetings, how many people are in a group? *

6Group Size

Choose a time period for estimating testing costs.*

What percentage of people in your organization have been fully vaccinated? *

0% of People

Cost Considerations

If your employees will be paid during testing, what is their average hourly wage? *

If you are paying people to conduct testing, what is their average hourly wage? *

Advanced

Hours available for taking samples during one day? *

Default = 8 hours

Mask efficiency? *

Default = 0.3 // Max = 1.0

Contact tracing efficiency? *

Default = 0.5

Number of infected cases per contact tracer? *

Default = 6

Estimated R0 'TYPICAL'? *

Default = 2.5

Estimated R0 'HOT SPOT'? *

Default = 3.5

Prevalence 'TYPICAL'? *

Default = 1%

Prevalence 'HOT SPOT'? *

Default = 3%

Vaccine effectiveness *

Default = 0.85

ANTIGEN 1

On-site test; no instrument required; lowest cost; lowest accuracy.

Instrument cost

Default Value: 0.00

Test cost

Default Value: 10.00

Control & PPE cost per test*

Default Value: $3.00

Hourly throughput*

Default Value: 0

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Default Value: 3.5

Test cycle time (min)*

Default Value: 20.0

Other process time (min)*

Default Value: 1.0

FTE/instrument operation*

Default Value: 0.0

Sensitivity*

Default Value: 50.0

Specificity*

Default Value: 95.0

Outsourced Lab Test*

Default Value: No

Outsourced Sampling*

Default Value: No

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Default Value: 0

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Default Value: 0

ANTIGEN 2

On-site test; instrument required; higher cost; more accurate than Antigen 1.

Instrument cost

Default Value: 1000.00

Test cost

Default Value: 30.00

Control and PPE cost per test ($)*

Default Value: 3.00

Hourly throughput*

Default Value: 2

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Default Value: 3.5

Test cycle time (min)*

Default Value: 30.0

Other process time (min)*

Default Value: 1.0

FTE/instrument operation*

Default Value: 10.0

Sensitivity*

Default Value: 75.0

Specificity*

Default Value: 98.0

Outsourced Lab Test*

Default Value: No

Outsourced Sampling*

Default Value: No

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Default Value: 0

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Default Value: 0

PCR 1

On-site test; instrument required; higher cost; higher accuracy than Antigen tests.

Instrument cost

Default Value: 3000.00

Test cost

Default Value: 50.00

Control and PPE cost per test ($)*

Default Value: 3.00

Hourly throughput*

Default Value: 2

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Default Value: 3.0

Test cycle time (min)*

Default Value: 45.0

Other process time (min)*

Default Value: 0.0

FTE/instrument operation*

Default Value: 15.0

Sensitivity*

Default Value: 95.0

Specificity*

Default Value: 99.0

Outsourced Lab Test*

Default Value: No

Outsourced Sampling*

Default Value: No

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Default Value: 48

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Default Value: 0

PCR 2

Off-site test conducted at central lab; highest cost; highest accuracy.

Instrument cost

Default Value: 0.00

Test cost

Default Value: 100.00

Sample acquisition per test ($)*

Default Value: 0.00

Hourly throughput*

Default Value: 0

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Default Value: 3.0

Test cycle time (min)*

Default Value: 300.0

Other process time (min)*

Default Value: 0.0

FTE/instrument operation*

Default Value: 0.0

Sensitivity*

Default Value: 99.0

Specificity*

Default Value: 99.0

Outsourced Lab Test*

Default Value: Yes

Outsourced Sampling*

Default Value: Yes

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Default Value: 48

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Default Value: 0

Pooling

Off-site test conducted at central lab; highest accuracy; reduces initial testing costs since multiple samples are combined per test.

Instrument cost

Default Value: 0.00

Test cost

Default Value: 25.00

Sample acquisition per test ($)*

Default Value: 0.00

Hourly throughput*

Default Value: 0

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Default Value: 3.0

Test cycle time (min)*

Default Value: 300.0

Other process time (min)*

Default Value: 0.0

FTE/instrument operation*

Default Value: 0.0

Sensitivity*

Default Value: 99.0

Specificity*

Default Value: 99.0

Outsourced Lab Test*

Default Value: Yes

Outsourced Sampling*

Default Value: Yes

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Default Value: 48

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Default Value: 0

test

Test Results

Advanced Variables

Time waiting to be sampled (min)*

Default Value = 15

Number of days a person is contagious?*

Default Value = 10

Safety factor 'TYPICAL' *

Default Value = 0.8

Safety factor 'HOT SPOT'*

Default Value = 0.6

Mask multiplier

Determined from selection above

Contact tracing multipier

Determined from selection above

Contact tracing multiplier*

Robust contact tracing

Determined from selection above

Fraction of people who develop symptoms?*

Default Value = 0.5

Maximum number of days between testing?*

Default Value = 21

Adjusted R0 'TYPICAL'

Determined from selection above

Adjusted R0 'HOT SPOT'

Determined from selection above

Return message if outbreak cannot be controlled

Does your organization have communal dining?

K = Rnot / (Days contagious X Transmissivity of disease)*

Default Value = 20

s/TF min*

s/TF max*

ok delay (days)*

s/TF min*

s/TF max*

ok delay (days)*

Cost of reflex/confirmatory test*

Specificity threshold for reflex test*

Minimum time testing staff to be paid daily*

Vaccination Multiplier

Additional Test Results

ANTIGEN 1 - On-site test; no instrument required; lowest cost; lowest accuracy.

Test Inputs

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

Staff for sample acquisition*

Staff for instrument operation*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Daily contact tracing cost*

Test meets max turnaround time*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of people at home*

Number of contacts at home*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Labor cost per test*

Required hourly throughput*

Total instrument capital cost*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Staff required for testing*

Population false positives*

Population true positives*

Population false negatives*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total staff required*

Total daily test cost*

Total weekly test cost*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

ANTIGEN 2 - On-site test; instrument required; higher cost; more accurate than Antigen 1.

Test Inputs

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

Staff for sample acquisition*

Staff for instrument operation*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Daily contact tracing cost*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of contacts at home*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Labor cost per test*

Required hourly throughput*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Total daily test cost*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Staff required for testing*

Total instrument capital cost*

Total staff required*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total weekly test cost*

Test meets max turnaround time*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people at home*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

PCR 1 - On-site test; instrument required; higher cost; higher accuracy than Antigen tests.

Test Inputs

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

Staff for sample acquisition*

Staff for instrument operation*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Daily contact tracing cost*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of contacts at home*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Total daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Daily test cost*

Cost per test*

Required hourly throughput*

Labor cost per test*

Total instrument capital cost*

Staff required for testing*

Total staff required*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total weekly test cost*

Test meets max turnaround time*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people at home*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

PCR 2 - Off-site test conducted at central lab; highest cost; highest accuracy.

Test Inputs

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

Staff for sample acquisition*

Staff for instrument operation*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Daily contact tracing cost*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of contacts at home*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Labor cost per test*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Total daily test cost*

Required hourly throughput*

Total instrument capital cost*

Staff required for testing*

Total staff required*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total weekly test cost*

Test meets max turnaround time*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people at home*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

Pooling - Off-site test conducted at central lab; highest accuracy; reduces initial testing costs since multiple samples are combined per test.

Test Inputs

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

Staff for sample acquisition*

Staff for instrument operation*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Daily contact tracing cost*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of contacts at home*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Labor cost per test*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Total daily test cost*

Required hourly throughput*

Total instrument capital cost*

Staff required for testing*

Total staff required*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total weekly test cost*

Test meets max turnaround time*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people at home*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

Text Input Title*

Test Inputs

POC instrument-based antigen test from nasal sample

Instrument cost

Test cost

Control & PPE cost per test*

Hourly throughput*

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Test cycle time (min)*

Other process time (min)*

FTE/instrument operation*

Sensitivity*

Specificity*

Outsourced Lab Test*

Outsourced Sampling*

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

FTE for sample acquisition*

FTE for instrument operation*

Labor cost per test*

Required hourly throughput*

Total instrument capital cost*

Staff required for testing*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Total staff required*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total daily test cost*

Total weekly test cost*

Daily contact tracing cost*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Test meets max turnaround time*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of people at home*

Number of contacts at home*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

Test Inputs

POC instrument-based antigen test from nasal sample

Instrument cost

Test cost

Sample acquisition per test ($)*

Hourly throughput*

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Test cycle time (min)*

Other process time (min)*

FTE/instrument operation*

Sensitivity*

Specificity*

Outsourced Lab Test*

Outsourced Sampling*

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

FTE for sample acquisition*

FTE for instrument operation*

Labor cost per test*

Required hourly throughput*

Total instrument capital cost*

Staff required for testing*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Total staff required*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total daily test cost*

Total weekly test cost*

Daily contact tracing cost*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Test meets max turnaround time*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of people at home*

Number of contacts at home*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

Test Inputs

POC instrument-based antigen test from nasal sample

Instrument cost

Test cost

Control cost per test ($)*

Hourly throughput*

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Test cycle time (min)*

Other process time (min)*

FTE/instrument operation*

Sensitivity*

Specificity*

Outsourced Lab Test*

Outsourced Sampling*

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

FTE for sample acquisition*

FTE for instrument operation*

Labor cost per test*

Required hourly throughput*

Total instrument capital cost*

Staff required for testing*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Total staff required*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total daily test cost*

Total weekly test cost*

Daily contact tracing cost*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Test meets max turnaround time*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of people at home*

Number of contacts at home*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

Test Inputs

POC instrument-based antigen test from nasal sample

Instrument cost

Test cost

Sample acquisition per test ($)*

Hourly throughput*

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Test cycle time (min)*

Other process time (min)*

FTE/instrument operation*

Sensitivity*

Specificity*

Outsourced Lab Test*

Outsourced Sampling*

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested

Analysis

Number of instruments required*

FTE for sample acquisition*

FTE for instrument operation*

Labor cost per test*

Required hourly throughput*

Total instrument capital cost*

Staff required for testing*

Cost per test*

Daily test cost*

Daily lost wage cost*

Staff required for contact tracing*

Total staff required*

Population false positives*

Population false negatives*

Population true positives*

Recommended testing frequency (Days)*

Total daily test cost*

Total weekly test cost*

Daily contact tracing cost*

Acceptable delay (days)*

Test meets max turnaround time*

PPV*

NPV*

False discovery rate*

False omission rate*

Total time for a test (min)*

Number of people to be tested in a day*

Number of people for confirmatory test*

Number of people at home*

Number of contacts at home*

Population false positives (Daily)*

Population false negatives (Daily)*

Population true positives (Daily)*

Recommended testing frequency (hrs)*

Confirmatory test recommended*

Daily cost of confirmatory testing*

Weekly cost of confirmatory testing*

Advanced

Effective test fraction*

Stability criterion*

Daily sample acquisition staff time (hours)*

Daily instrument operator time (hours)*

Time per day testing staff required on site*

Hours per day staff to be paid*

Positives found per day*

False positives (check)*

Number of close contacts waiting for test results*

Test Inputs

POC instrument-based antigen test from nasal sample

Instrument cost

Test cost

Sample acquisition per test ($)*

Hourly throughput*

Sample acquistion & prep (min)*

Test cycle time (min)*

Other process time (min)*

FTE/instrument operation*

Sensitivity*

Specificity*

Outsourced Lab Test*

Outsourced Sampling*

Lab turn around time (hrs)*

Organization admin & reporting cost/test*

Use Case Information

Total number of people to be tested

Time all testing needs to be done (hrs)

Hourly test personnel cost

Disease prevalence in this population

Hourly wage of person being tested