Here's the scoop on the true price of an appendectomy.
If
you are wondering what the true cost of an appendectomy is, keep reading.... Jaz-Michael
King’s blog, A
Scanner Brightly, provides the most thorough detail I have ever read on a
patient’s charges for an appendectomy. He
wrote this blog earlier this year, and itemized the specific charges related to his
appendectomy procedure. A huge thank
you to Jaz-Michael for sharing this detail with everyone to help us become better
health care consumers. I am glad everything
turned out fine for Jaz-Michael and I would like to encourage him to keep up the great
blog. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />The
data he shares is a wealth of information for consumers.
You
definitely should read his blog entry, Hospital
Bill: Appendix Ultimatum - it includes his comments and other useful
information on the breakdown of costs for this procedure.
Here
are the itemized charges for an emergency appendectomy.
If you are wondering what the true cost of an appendectomy is, keep reading.... Jaz-Michael King’s blog, A Scanner Brightly, provides the most thorough detail I have ever read on a patient’s charges for an appendectomy. He wrote this blog earlier this year, and itemized the specific charges related to his appendectomy procedure. A huge thank you to Jaz-Michael for sharing this detail with everyone to help us become better health care consumers. I am glad everything turned out fine for Jaz-Michael and I would like to encourage him to keep up the great blog. <?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" />The data he shares is a wealth of information for consumers.
You definitely should read his blog entry, Hospital Bill: Appendix Ultimatum - it includes his comments and other useful information on the breakdown of costs for this procedure.
Here are the itemized charges for an emergency appendectomy.
Appendectomy -- Itemized Charges
Charges
Actual Negotiated Price
Emergency Room:
$1,185.00
$419.68
Emergency Room Physician:
$1,461
$460.60
Cat Scan:
$2,015.00
$713.64
Operating Room:
$3,250.00
1,151.03
Surgeon:
$1,740.00
$626.81
Anesthetist:
$1,601.00
$787.50
Recovery Room:
$3,100.00
$1,097.91
Pathologist:
$35.00
$35.00
Semi-Private Ward:
$5,000.00
$1,770.81
X-Ray:
$127.00
$44.98
Per Diems:
$5,850.70
$5,850.70
Labs, Supplies, Medical Services
$1,627.04
$652.65
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$523.64
$523.64
$22,718.70
Total Paid:
$12,078.38
The hospital visit was reimbursed at 53.2% of charges
Insurance: CIGNA