Estimated Costs for an Acudetox Program per 15 clients
for Sacramento, California, 2016
PER PERSON PER DAY:
Needles- $0.07 each X 10 $0.70
Alcohol Swab- $0.03 each $0.03
Q tips- $0.008 each $0.016
Hand Sanitizer- 150 servings in a $3.59 8oz bottle $0.02
Seeds/magnets- $0.05 each X 2 $0.10
Tea ($32.50 for 300 teabags)- $0.085
Paper cups- $0.23
Bobby pins 60 for $1.89 or $0.03 each
(use is variable depending on client hair length.
Approx. 1/3 of clients (5) need 2 bobby pins each $0.30
Biohazard Container ($4.35 each x 4/yr
$17.40 per year, 260 workdays, 15 clients)- $0.004
Cost of supplies: Per person per day for ongoing supplies: $1.49
Total cost of supplies per 15 people per treatment: $22.35
Plus:
PER DAY:
Acupuncturist- $65 per hour for 1.5 hours = $97.50 per day
TOTAL COST:
Total cost per day for supplies and 15 treatments by LAc = $119.85
For 15 people, cost per person with an LAc = $7.99
Plus one time costs to set up a program:
CD Player & CD- $65.00
Hot water pot- $33.00
Total one time costs= $98