Table 5. Package rates for radiotherapy for treatment of head & neck cancer across various health insurance schemes in India.
| Radiotherapy techniques | Package rates under various Insurance schemes in INR (USD) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CGHS* | ESIS** | RSBY-plus$ | RAS# | RGJAY@ | Present study | |
| Cobalt 60 radiotherapy | 78,689 (1290) | 70,000 (1147.5) | 24,000 (393) | 20,000 (328) | 20,000 (328) | 38,714 (634) |
| 2-DRT (Linear accelerators) | 60,000 (984) | 50,000 (820) | 50,000 (820) | 56,064 (919) | ||
| 3 dimensional conformal radiotherapy | 95,000 (1557) | 90,000 (1475) | 75,000 (1230) | 75,000 (1230) | 81,594 (1337) | |
| Intensity Modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) | 116,010 (1902) | 129,000 (2115) | 120,000 (1967) | 100,000 (1639) | 100,000 (1639) | 99,107 (1624) |
| IMRT through Image guided radiotherapy machine | 169,068 (2772) | 188,000 (3082) | 150,000 (2459) | 192,914 (3162) | ||
*Central Government Health Insurance scheme,
**Employees’ State Insurance Scheme,
$RashtriyaSwasthiyaBimaYojana-plus in the state of Himachal Pradesh,
#Rajiv Aarogyasri Health Insurance Scheme in Andhra Pradesh,
@Rajiv GandhiJeevandayeeArogyaYojana in Maharashtra.