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. 2017 Nov 3;7(11):e017387. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017387

Table 14.

Cost-benefit analysis (US model)

Parameter Rate Year Total
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
Number of patients per year 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 150 1200
Mean sessions per patient 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9 17.9
Sessions per year 2691 2691 2691 2691 2691 2691 2691 2691
Sessions per day 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 11
Number of units 1 1
Capital costs* 400 000 400 000
Service costs 12%† 48 000 48 000 48 000 48 000 48 000 48 000 288 000
Depreciation 15% 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000 60 000 420 000
Reimbursement per session 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000 30 000
Reimbursement per year 807 300 807 300 807 300 807 300 807 300 807 300 807 300 807 300 6 458 400
Operational costs per year 50%‡ 538 200 538 200 538 200 538 200 538 200 538 200 538 200 538 200 4 305 600
Economy per patient 20% 11 523 9219 7375 5900 4720 3776 3021 2417 47 951
Economy per year 1 728 525 1 382 820 1 106 256 885 005 708 004 566 403 453 122 362 498 7 192 632
Earnings per year 2 535 825 2 190 120 1 913 556 1 692 305 1 515 304 1 373 703 1 260 422 1 169 798 13 651 032
Total costs per year 938 200 598 200 646 200 646 200 646 200 646 200 646 200 646 200 5 413 600
Economy and EBIT 1 597 625 1 591 920 1 267 356 1 046 105 869 104 727 503 614 222 523 598 8 237 432
EBIT −130 900 209 100 161 100 161 100 161 100 161 100 161 100 161 100 1 044 800
Cumulative EBIT −130 900 78 200 239 300 400 400 561 500 722 600 883 700 1 044 800

*Acquisition price+shipment + installation+training.

†Share of capital cost per year.

‡Profit rate.

§Annual depreciation rate of the saving.

EBIT, earnings before interest and taxes.