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

Table 15.

Cost-benefit analysis (German 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 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8
Number of units 1 1
Capital costs* 300 000 300 000
Service costs 12.0%† 36 000 36 000 36 000 36 000 36 000 36 000 216 000
Depreciation 15.0% 45 000 45 000 45 000 45 000 45 000 45 000 45 000 315 000
Reimbursement per session 145.14 145.14 145.14 145.14 145.14 145.14 145.14 145.14
Reimbursement per year 390 572 390 572 390 572 390 572 390 572 390 572 390 572 390 572 3 124 574
Operational costs per year 50%‡ 260 381 260 381 260 381 260 381 260 381 260 381 260 381 260 381 2 083 049
Economy per patient 20%§ 8795 7036 5629 4503 3602 2882 2306 1844 36 597
Economy per year 1 319 232 1 055 386 844 309 675 447 540 358 432 286 345 829 276 663 5 489 509
Earnings per year 1 709 804 1 445 958 1 234 880 1 066 019 930 929 822 858 736 401 667 235 8 614 083
Total costs per year 560 381 305 381 341 381 341 381 341 381 341 381 341 381 341 381 2 914 049
Economy and EBIT 1 149 423 1 140 576 893 499 724 637 589 548 481 477 395 019 325 854 5 700 034
EBIT −169 809 85 191 49 191 49 191 49 191 49 191 49 191 49 191 2 10 525
Cumulative EBIT −169 809 −84 619 −35 428 13 762 62 953 112 143 161 334 210 525

*Acquisition price+shipment+installation+training.

†Share of capital costs per year.

‡Profit rate.

§Annual depreciation rate of the economy.

EBIT, earnings before interest and taxes.