Table 4.
Unit costs (in Indian rupees [₹]) of delivering various health services in the outpatient departments of district hospitals across four states in India for the year 2014–2015
| Specialty | Himachal Pradesh | Kerala | Odisha | Tamil Nadu | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| Paediatrics | 176 (128–211) | 219 (71–410) | 198 (153–243) | 116 (96–136) | 567 (192–943) | 1251 (585–1918) | 188 (55–320) | 309 (260–358) | 270 (158–441) | 446 (203–826) |
| Medicine | 252 (126–472) | 403 (104–971) | 434 (296–539) | 288 (218–376) | 175 (103–247) | 268 (144–392) | 108 (39–177) | 178 (154–202) | 262 (157–379) | 297 (171–477) |
| Chest (pulmonary medicine) | 97 (97–97) | 103 (103–103) | 214 (214–214) | 121 (121–121) | 333 (333–333) | 1747 (1747–1747) | 215 (179–244) | 657 (389–956) | ||
| Ophthalmology | 193 (108–292) | 277 (101–614) | 284 (218–355) | 137 (87–196) | 204 (83–325) | 776 (219–1333) | 130 (77–183) | 447 (275–618) | 210 (145–273) | 369 (176–636) |
| Ear nose throat | 232 (142–308) | 312 (137–647) | 298 (188–506) | 160 (122–212) | 197 (179–215) | 729 (573–885) | 195 (108–283) | 660 (446–875) | 237 (180–309) | 419 (246–596) |
| Psychiatry | 227 (227–227) | 123 (123–123) | 598 (598–598) | 264 (264–264) | 103 (103–103) | 787 (787–787) | 309 (239–381) | 391 (299–505) | ||
| Dermatology | 199 (152–246) | 305 (105–506) | 270 (171–321) | 152 (94–212) | 68 (68–68) | 201 (201–201) | 55 (55–55) | 377 (377–377) | 190 (134–248) | 221 (164–301) |
| Orthopaedics | 194 (86–345) | 302 (89–726) | 231 (135–377) | 119 (84–151) | 162 (129–196) | 609 (419–800) | 44 (44–44) | 300 (300–300) | 183 (124–248) | 309 (169–488) |
| Surgery | 296 (156–544) | 486 (93–1163) | 200 (155–255) | 118 (90–137) | 248 (213–282) | 1026 (903–1148) | 121 (50–192) | 282 (250–314) | 222 (157–307) | 443 (204–751) |
| Dental | 524 (266–863) | 794 (265–1831) | 886 (267–1285) | 284 (164–372) | 200 (173–226) | 810 (594–1027) | 140 (139–141) | 658 (187–1129) | 491 (241–776) | 617 (320–988) |
| Gynaecology | 380 (247–472) | 525 (139–1006) | 536 (295–778) | 190 (116–264) | 147 (93–201) | 303 (204–403) | 215 (25–404) | 321 (139–503) | 326 (198–462) | 356 (220–535) |
| Ayurvedic | 35 (31–38) | 118 (65–171) | 35 (22–47) | 118 (104–134) | ||||||
| Homeopathy | 21 (21–21) | 169 (169–169) | 21 (21–21) | 169 (169–169) | ||||||
| Yoga | 99 (99–99) | 153 (153–153) | 99 (99–99) | 153 (153–153) | ||||||
Values are given as cost [₹] (95% confidence interval); the adjusted cost represents the unit cost at 100% capacity utilisation