Venkatnarayan, KannanSankar, JeevaDeorari, AshokKrishnan, AnandPaul, Vinod K2016-01-182016-01-182014-03Venkatnarayan Kannan, Sankar Jeeva, Deorari Ashok, Krishnan Anand, Paul Vinod K. A Micro-costing Model of Neonatal Intensive Care from a Tertiary Indian Unit: Feasibility and Implications for Insurance. Indian Pediatrics. 2014 Mar; 51(3): 215-217.http://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/170545Objective: To calculate and compare costs of neonatal intensive care by micro-costing and gross-costing methods. Methods: The costs of resources of a tertiary care neonatal intensive care unit were estimated by the two methods to arrive at specific costs per diagnosis related categories for 33 neonates followed-up prospectively. Results: Grosscosting as compared to micro-costing resulted in higher cost per bed (Rs 6315 vs. Rs 4969) and wide variations of costs (-34.8% to +13.4%). Intensity of interventions, relative stay in neonatal intensive care unit compared to the step-down nursery, and total length of hospital admission accounted for these variations. Conclusions: Estimates based on micro-costing arrived in this study may be used as a starting point in developing assumptions for insurance models covering neonatal intensive care.enCostNeonatal intensive care unitReference unit pricesArticle