Economic cost of hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis under public-private partnership in a public tertiary care centre of Puducherry, India.

Background: India faces over 220 000 lakh new kidney failure cases annually, requiring approximately 34 million dialysis sessions, creating a significant economic burden on the healthcare system. This study estimates the costs of providing hemodialysis (HD) and Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD) under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) in a tertiary hospital.

Methods: Economic health system costs (October 2021-2022) were estimated using a bottom-up approach.