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It’s not terribly expensive. Most scans cost under $100 at the top facility in the wealthy part of Delhi. The cost would be 20-30% lower at centers in cheaper p
by spaceman_2020 4y ago
It’s not terribly expensive. Most scans cost under $100 at the top facility in the wealthy part of Delhi. The cost would be 20-30% lower at centers in cheaper parts of the city.
Delhi’s nominal per capita income is north of $6k. Even if you’re plain average, a $60-80 one time scan is within reach.
- shjake 4y agoSpending 10-20% of you monthly income on on a single test does not seem like a good deal at all.
- spaceman_2020 4y ago1. Government hospitals offer MRI scams at free or heavily subsidized prices to everyone. Going to a private clinic is optional 2. You typically don't need MRI scams all that often
- numpad0 4y agoEdit: replied to completely wrong comment. Below was supposed to go to one comment above. Government rate is $120 per imaging session, with standard 1/3 deductible. Minimum wage in Tokyo at this moment is $1336, so more like 3-5% after additional diagnosis and fees.
- lostlogin 4y agoI wonder how they do this. Just the scanner install, service contract and chilling is 6 figures, and the staffing is a significant sum. Maybe the throughout is very high (scan quality low)?
- jiggywiggy 4y agoLabor is cheap in india Doing low average 10 of day test is between 15-90 min, 30.000 p/m. Justifies the machine cost. Assuming weekends are open.
- lostlogin 4y agoYou wont pay many bills with 10 MRs a day even if your staff are cheap. They must be doing 50ish. And I have questions about the quality of the protocol and the resolution of the scans.
- spaceman_2020 4y agoRent in India is pretty cheap. Even for residential apartments, rental yield in Delhi is not more than 2%.
- jiggywiggy 4y agoNot sure you are aware of low income, low rent countries dynamics.
- lostlogin 4y agoI’m not. It’s more that I’m aware of MR equipment costs, and I can’t see the equipment being discounted.
- jiggywiggy 4y agoYou can get them for 300-500k in dollars on indiamart. Salary of medical assistent around 3 dollars per hour. A few k per month would definitely make the purchase worthwhile.
- lostlogin 4y agoThat is very cheap. The room build is another large cost, but labour is a large part of that cost where I am. The image quality is going to be unlike what you get from a higher spec machine, but does that matter most the time? A crappy picture can be diagnostic. Do you know the model or make of what they are using? I’d be interested to see what they are like. I struggle with the idea that 10 MRs a day would support a business anywhere, so seeing numbers is really interesting.