Nissen Fundoplication Cost?
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From: tj1 on 11 Aug 2008 01:35 On Aug 6, 2:02 pm, JFBTiv...(a)googlemail.com wrote: > I'm trying to find a rough idea of the current cost of the surgery in > the US, to compare to a quote I have from elsewhere. > > It seems to me I found this kind of information before but I'm > striking out. > > Any information appreciated, just a ballpark figure, I know they'll > vary from place to place and many other factors, but any idea is > useful. > > Thanks. i paid around $3000 after insurance. I believe the total bill was $21,000 or so with a 2 day hospital stay
From: Chris Baxter on 11 Aug 2008 14:54 "tj1" <tjohnson01(a)gmail.com> wrote in message news:9baf8818-20a0-4780-8d12-ae27929dd81c(a)v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com... On Aug 6, 2:02 pm, JFBTiv...(a)googlemail.com wrote: > I'm trying to find a rough idea of the current cost of the surgery in > the US, to compare to a quote I have from elsewhere. > > It seems to me I found this kind of information before but I'm > striking out. > > Any information appreciated, just a ballpark figure, I know they'll > vary from place to place and many other factors, but any idea is > useful. > > Thanks. i paid around $3000 after insurance. I believe the total bill was $21,000 or so with a 2 day hospital stay Did your doctor have to prove you were a medication failure before the insurance would agree to pay a portion of the fundo surgery? Do you know if insurance companies still require time on the meds before they will pay for fundo surgery?
From: Tim J. on 11 Aug 2008 15:58
On Mon, 11 Aug 2008 11:54:21 -0700, "Chris Baxter" <cgbaxter(a)cableone.net> wrote: > >"tj1" <tjohnson01(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >news:9baf8818-20a0-4780-8d12-ae27929dd81c(a)v26g2000prm.googlegroups.com... >On Aug 6, 2:02 pm, JFBTiv...(a)googlemail.com wrote: >> I'm trying to find a rough idea of the current cost of the surgery in >> the US, to compare to a quote I have from elsewhere. >> >> It seems to me I found this kind of information before but I'm >> striking out. >> >> Any information appreciated, just a ballpark figure, I know they'll >> vary from place to place and many other factors, but any idea is >> useful. >> >> Thanks. > >i paid around $3000 after insurance. I believe the total bill was >$21,000 or so with a 2 day hospital stay > >Did your doctor have to prove you were a medication failure before the >insurance would agree to pay a portion of the fundo surgery? Do you know if >insurance companies still require time on the meds before they will pay for >fundo surgery? Medicare didn't. I put the surgery off for over a year trying medications, because I was afraid I'd have a lot of trouble swallowing post-op since I was already having a lot of trouble, and the Nissen can make it worse. Turns out, my esophagus was so irritated that after the procedure, it was actually much easier for food to go down because it wasn't being constantly washed in acid anymore. |