For those who do not have mediclaim policy, the cost of treatment of Kovid can be huge. Here we are telling how much this expense can sit.
Those who used to show excuses for not taking Mediclaim policy, they are also ready to pay a strong premium for this because Corona disease has made a big hole in their pocket .
If you live in a metro and if you do not have health insurance and you have taken out at least one week on the ventilator bed due to the corona, then your treatment cost must have reached at least Rs 5 lakh . Even if you have become healthy at home, then these expenses can be Rs 15,000-25,000 .
The first spending
Fever, cold – Corona like colds – are related symptoms have been confirmed by the first test . For this, RT-PCR test is necessary . The charge of the test labs of various cities to Rs 750 from Rs 1,500 up .
Treatment at home
Consultant physician Dr. Hariprasad Iyer says , ” 7 days of medicines cost up to Rs 4,000 to give treatment to a Kovid-positive patient at home . Apart from this, the cost of blood investment can be up to Rs 3,000 . ”
In the second wave of Corona, if many people from the same family are positive together, then a family of that cost has to spend up to Rs 30,000-50,000 to be healthy .
Hotel quarantine costs
If you want to be isolated in the hotel, then you have to spend up to Rs 35,000-80,000 for 7 days. According to Mohit Raval, founder of Harofro Tours & Travels , “The hotel has to book a room for a quarantine for at least 5 days to 14 days . The budget hotel charges for such a room is up to Rs 999-5,000 per day . A person’s charge of one day of a room in a premium category hotel starts from Rs 5,000. ”
Cost per day
of a ventilator and ICU without non – Critical Kovid -19 nearly daily in the treatment of patients with Rs 10,000 from Rs 25,000 costs .
Onan average , how much is spent in 14 days, a patient is kept in the hospital for 14 days . This is a mandatory period for quarantine . If the patient is in good condition and is admitted only for a compulsory period, then up to Rs 1 lakh can also be incurred.
Expenses increase with ventilator
In cases where a ventilator is necessary , the bill increases considerably . In those cases, the daily expenditure falls between Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000 and the figure of expenditure for 14 days can go from Rs 3.5 lakh to Rs 7.5 lakh .
Disposable spent
doctors their protection equipment ( PPE ) as well as kits masks , gowns , shoe , covers , gloves again and the needs of changing times . In this way , the cost of 750-1000 rupees per kit is increased further .
Other expenses
In addition to all these expenses, maintenance costs are included . These hospital room , the patient to eat , including the cost of the ambulance so .
If MEDICLAIM not and if you do Corona positive subway Private Hospital are may spend
| item | Spend per day | Spend 7 days |
| Oxygen beds | Rs 15,000 – Rs 25,000 | Rs 1,05,000- Rs 1,75,000 |
| Routine Bed ( Kovid – Care Center ) | 11,000 rupees | 77,000 rupees |
| ICU Bed | Rs 25,000 | Rs 1,75,000 |
| Ward charge | Rs 20,000 to | 140,000 rupees to |
| Ventilator bed | 30,000-50,000 rupees | Rs 2,10,000-3,50,000 |
| Bipap | 25,000-40,000 rupees | Rs 1,75,000-2,80,000 |
| Doctor visit charge | Rs 3,000 per visit | Rs 21,000 |
| Nursing charge | Rs 1,200-2,400 (24 hrs.) | 8,400-16,800 Rupees |
| Staff charge | Rs 5,000 to | Rs 35,000 to |
| Attendant | 800 rupees | Rs 5,600 |
| Blood Investigation (CBC, CRP, D-DAIMAR, LDH, FERRITIN, SGPT, CREAT) | 5,000 – Rs 10,000 ( per 3 days ) | 10,000-20,000 rupees |
| Medical Equipment (SPO2 Machine , BP Instrument , Nebulizer Machine , Glucometer , Stethoscope , Nebulizer Mask ) | Rs 9,000 | Rs 9,000 |
| Other Disposable Items ( Masks , Gowns , Shoe , Covers , Gloves ) | 10,000 rupees | 10,000 rupees |
