Table 2.

Unit cost for outpatient consultation and per bed-day for inpatient hospitalization at public district hospitals in India in US dollars

Speciality	Capacity utilization	Unit cost in US$
		Per outpatient visit		Per bed-day hospitalization
		Mean (min–max)	Median (interquartile range)	Mean (min–max)	Median (interquartile range)	Average bed occupancy
General surgery	Current	3.10	2.50	21.70	10.50	98%
		(0.60–8.60)	(2.30)	(3.80–131.00)	(18.70)
	80%	4.10	2.30	17.40	12.70
		(0.50–25.80)	(4.00)	(5.40–73.20)	(9.50)
	100%	3.40	1.90	15.00	10.80
		(0.40–20.90)	(3.70)	(4.70–61.50)	(7.50)
Obstetrics and gynaecology (OBG)	Current	3.20	2.80	16.30	7.30	168%
		(0.70–7.50)	(2.50)	(1.40–97.70)	(10.50)
	80%	5.10	3.60	12.60	11.00
		(0.20–22.80)	(2.80)	(3.80–30.70)	(11.40)
	100%	4.30	3.20	11.10	9.40
		(0.20–18.40)	(2.40)	(3.40–27.40)	(10.20)
Ophthalmology	Current	4.10	2.40	35.60	21.00	53%
		(0.70–14.10)	(1.90)	(5.00–124.20)	(35.80)
	80%	2.40	1.80	19.90	15.70
		(0.40–8.70)	(1.70)	(5.10–82.90)	(17.60)
	100%	2.00	1.50	17.40	13.70
		(0.30–7.10)	(1.40)	(4.70–73.30)	(13.70)
Orthopaedics	Current	2.80	2.60	13.40	12.90	126%
		(0.60–6.50)	(2.50)	(2.30–30.50)	(11.40)
	80%	3.80	2.40	13.30	12.10
		(0.30–12.80)	(4.50)	(4.30–34.50)	(11.40)
	100%	3.20	2.00	11.30	10.20
		(0.30–10.80)	(3.70)	(3.90–27.90)	(8.90)
Otolaryngology (ENT)	Current	2.60	1.60	35.30	25.20	98%
		(0.40–9.00)	(2.40)	(5.00–111.40)	(38.60)
	80%	2.40	1.00	21.50	17.80
		(0.20–16.30)	(1.30)	(3.90–77.40)	(19.70)
	100%	2.00	0.90	18.40	15.70
		(0.20–13.20)	(1.20)	(3.50–62.80)	(16.90)
Overall	Current	3.20	2.50	23.70	12.40	111%
		(0.40–14.10)	(2.40)	(1.40–131.00)	(21.00)
	80%	3.70	2.40	16.60	13.00
		(0.20–25.80)	(3.50)	(3.80–82.90)	(12.60)
	100%	3.10	2.00	14.40	11.10
		(0.20–20.90)	(2.90)	(3.40–73.30)	(10.80)

US$1 = ₹66.20