Dose Rounding to Whole Vials
Rounds an ordered dose to whole vials within a policy threshold.
Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.
Example
- Dose ordered in
- mg/kg
- Ordered dose
- 5
- Weight
- 84 kg
- Vial size 1
- 100 mg
- Rounding threshold
- 10 %
Result: Rounded dose 400 mg (-4.8% from 420 mg): 4 × 100 mg, nothing discarded. As ordered, 420 mg uses 5 × 100 mg, discarding 80 mg (bill the discarded amount with the JW modifier).
The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.
What you enter
- Dose ordered in
- Ordered dose
- Weight (for mg/kg)
- Body surface area (for mg/m²)
- Vial size 1
- Vial 1 cost
- Vial size 2
- Vial 2 cost
The other 3 fields
- Vial size 3
- Vial 3 cost
- Rounding threshold (blank for 10%)
How this is calculated
Citation
HOPA position statement (Fahrenbruch et al., J Oncol Pract 2018;14(3):e130-e136): rounding biologic and cytotoxic anticancer agents within 10% of the ordered dose is acceptable for routine care; each institution sets its own policy. Read the source ↗
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