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abstractpubmed· Abstract 2016· item PMID:27771647

Cost analysis of Healthcare in a Private sector Neonatal Intensive Care Unit in India. OBJECTIVE: To study the actual cost of care per patient in private-sector level IIIa Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). METHODS: Prospective cost-analysis study. Cost incurred by the family on the treatment of baby, separately for every newborn for entire length of hospitalization, was calculated. RESULTS: 126 newborns were enrolled; High level of intervention was needed for 25.4% babies. The mean cost of care was US $ 90.7 per patient per day. CONCLUSION: Bulk of the cost of care was the hospital bill.