Costing of a cardiac catheterisation procedure.

An attempt has been made to identify the main factors involved in the costing of a Cardiac Catheterisation Procedure (CCP). The technique of historical costing was used. The cost of a CCP worked out to Rs. 4265.21. The direct costs contributed 62%, the indirect costs 2.6% and expenses contributed 35% to the total cost. All these factors were found to be sensitive to the volume and duration of CCP, hence administrators must assist the staff of cardiac catheterisation laboratory (CCL) in controlling these two factors for the cost-effectiveness and efficient utilisation of the CCL.