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Current Postings on This Page (85):
• Pravin -- drug-eluting stents in the U.S. cost
about $2,000. Bare-metal about $800. As for life-span, it's more a question
of whether the patient's artery stays open or restenoses (closes up), not
what the life of the stent is. This varies from patient to patient.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, April 15, 2008
• would like to know the prices of different types
of stents used in heart
angioplasty and their life.
Pravin W., Jalgaon, India, April 13, 2008
• The Editor's comments regarding EDTA chelation
therapy are right on. It is useless if not actually detrimental because
it also affects mineral
balances. This is not a H. pylori ulcer treatment story covered up by
doctors and pharmaceutical firms to protect profits. I have a lot of EDTA
I have
access to for free and am at risk from high LDL, but I would not use
the stuff on myself after reading the NIH articles. I would be happy to
sell
at the outrageous prices being asked, and I could certainly use the money,
but that would be unethical.
My non-stent experience with medical costs in the USA versus India. (I
think this may still be useful info.) Procedure: Valenti technique bunionectomy.
Total Indiana, USA, walk away cost, all money paid in advance: $1950 podiatrist
fee, $9800 outpatient (local anesthesia): $11,750. About $12500 if performed
at Mayo's Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Advertised cost for a bunionectomy
on a popular web site for India: $1450. Upon further inquiry with the specific
procedure, the walk away price quoted was $2450...A lot more, but still
a lot less. Guess what, I'm taking a trip overseas. US healthcare, wake
up!
Now for a question from left field that is not directly
associated with the cost of stents: Would it be a useful and beneficial
service to perform
12-point interpretive ECG's for say, $35, for general public, non-critical
health walk-ins in Indiana, USA? The customer/patient would be given the
results to review for themselves, with the idea that if anything were flagged
by the ECG, the customer would visit their primary care physician for further
advice. I believe many put off such testing simply because costs are too
high. Thank you for the wonderful forum.
Rustcity, Chesterton, Indiana, USA, March 30, 2008
• Switzerland (University Hospital, Zurich) is where
the first angioplasty was performed 30 years ago by Andreas Gruentzig.
Glad to know they're "keeping the faith".
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, March 25, 2008
• In Switzerland Jan 2008 emergency procedure 2
taxus stents and 1 night ICU and 3 nights private room all in 26,000
CHF = approx. $26,000 since dollar drop. top quality treatment and cleanest
ever facility seen.
Geoff, Switzerland, March 25, 2008
• In Canada we have universal health care where
we pay no premiums and don't have to worry about carrying any insurance.
Most employers do have some type
of health benefit plan that tops up the universal health care to pay for private
hospital rooms, drugs, etc. My husband recently had a heart attack, went to
our local hospital by ambulance, was treated, then given an angiogram.
It was found
that he had a 90% blockage in one artery and a 50% blockage in another. He
was then medevac-ed by air ambulance to the Ottawa Heart Institute about
1,000km
away from home, had an angioplasty done, then was released after a total of
8 days in the hospital with excellent care. Total cost to us... $0. All
I can say,
is
thank goodness we live in Canada.
S.H., Ontario, Canada, March 20, 2008
• I had angioplasty done in a 1st rate hospital
in makati, philippines almost two years ago. The total cost was P650,000
or US$16,000 at today's exchange rates. Stents cost P130,000 each or
about US$3,200 each. Doctors fees run to P100,000 per artery. I had two
arteries
done with three stents placed.
Raul Tan, Philippines, March 4, 2008
• Dear Taj -- I just underwent Angioplasty had one
drug eluting stent, l nite stay at Gleaneagles Hospital BILL- SIN 23,000
including 3 mths supply of
Medicine
Raja, Singapore, March 2, 2008
• I'm a 42-year-old male from West Tennessee was
told had 2 drug stents [later told 3 by billing dept] 28 hrs in ICU,
108,723 dollars and 63 cents. My insurance was one week away from going
in effect.
I'm lost for words, I've never had
any
surgery, hope never do again.
Ray C., Dyersburg, Tennessee, USA, February 27, 2008
• Tom -- contact the local hospital where you're
planning to have the procedure and ask them. Reimbursement rates are
set by Medicare and the insurers,
but the hospital's fees and charges may vary. Let us know what they say.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, February 24, 2008
• I have Blue Cross-PPO and Medicare (I am 65 year
old and still working). I would like to know how much I have to pay from
my pocket for Angioplasty with
one stent and no complication?
Tom Vu, Lake Forest, California, USA, February 22, 2008
• My father just went through angioplasty and stenting
in Vijayawada, at the NRI hospital. The experience there was excellent,
and they have good quality cath lab run by an excellent team of cardiologists.
Drug eluting Cypher stent was used. The total cost was Rs 200,000 ($5,000).
The cost of the Cypher stent alone was Rs 110,000, which is consistent
with J&J prices in USA.
RV, Baltimore, Maryland, USA, February 9, 2008
• I went to ER, spent one day in hospital. One day
in ICU while they dissolved a blood clot in my shoulder. Angioplasty and
two stents put in my subclavian
vein, under my collarbone. Bill $150,000.00 In the bill it said that $108,000.00
was for radiology diagnosis. UCI Orange County CA. What kind of crap is that.
Just had a rib resection, angioplasty,and two days in the hospital. Bill $20,000.00
Grand Rapids MI. What gives. Why the big difference?
Jay B., Michigan, USA, January 18, 2008
• What is the average cost of an angioplasty, in
singapore? and what will be the cost of medicines? etc. I want to know
total expenses with breakdown. Just needing one
stent.
Taj, Army, Bangladesh, January 18, 2008
• Can anybody please tell me the approximate cost
of angioplasty surgery in india (kolkata or mumbai or bangalore). My father
needs to do it. with regard.
Manu, Mumbai, India, December 29, 2007
• Healthnmore -- you're wrong on several counts.
First of all, "we" did post your comment (I'm not sure who you
think the "they" are?). Secondly, chelation therapy has never
been shown to be of value. However, an NIH-sponsored study was begun back
in 2002 and is still recruiting. The Trial to Assess Chelation Therapy
(TACT) won't be finished recruiting until 2009 (they have 163 centers)
and when the data has been studied and reported on, we'll bring you the
news. More info about joining the study can be found at ClinicalTrials.Gov.
We look forward to the results, but as of now, there's no real data to
show this therapy is valid. The danger is that patients will self-treat
(and spend money on the drugs) and not get proven therapies.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, December 7, 2007
• Go with chelation, better results, less money
and NEVER see the cardiologist again. Why? Because it works! They probably
won't post this, they have a vested interest in you coming back. Don't
believe me? Read the true stats on current cardiology and stenting.
Healthnmore, Washington, USA, December 3, 2007
• I want to know the cost of angioplasty and stent
with operation cost,also the success rate and risk factor of the overall
procedure.
Ravindra J., India, December 3, 2007
• Had 1 DES placed, 2 days ICU + Cath lab = $16,000
total in Japan. They told me the cost of the DES was $10,000 of the bill.
Mike V., Tokyo, Japan, November 19, 2007
• In Englewood FL, emergency room, 2.5 days, one
of those days in ICU, cath lab...$30,000 USD, paid cash $15,000 Transported
to Sarasota Memorial Hospital 2.5 days, no ICU, Cath lab 2 Taxus stents
Before discharge told bill was $62,000 Never received a bill but did
get statement saying I owed $92,000. 7 months later had 2nd MI in upstate
NY.
Glens Falls Hospital, 2.5 days, cath lab for angiogram.$7,000.
MG, New York, USA, October 31, 2007
• My father is diabetic and has already undergone
bypass. I wish to know the cost of stent. Is it possible to get some support
from any hospitals in Bangalore
or Hyderabad, because we may not be able to bear the cost of the operation.
Kindly reply. Regards.
Praveena S., INDIA, October 14, 2007
• I paid Rs.60K per DE stent and Rs.80K for treatment
at Manipal Hospital, Bangalore this month.
AR, INDIA, September 29, 2007
• My father complained chest pain & underwent angiogram test at chennai,
India two days back. Doctor says that he got one major block in the main artery
which carries blood to heart. They suggested to do balloon angioplasty surgery
and to fix a stent. They claim that Rs.1,20,000 is the best drug eluting stent
available and suggest to fix that. (plus 1,00,000 for other charges incl. of
all, stay) ($2,930 for DES and $2440 for other charges) Can you please advise
on this and also tell me which is the best brand of DES available. also suggest
about the risk factor involved in this operation. Awaiting your reply & thanks
in advance for spending your valuable time.
M.N., Bangalore, INDIA, September 17, 2007
• I would like to know the cost for 2 stents in
south Vietnam including hospital stay. (preferably a drug eluting stent).
Thank you kindly.
G.V., Georgia, USA, August 30, 2007
• M. Qureshi -- do you mean "3 arteries" blocked?
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, June 30, 2007
• if 3 valves are blocked then what will be the
total cost of angioplasty?
s.a.qureshi, bahawalpur/punjab/pakistan, June 26, 2007
• $171,000.00 dollar rip off! ABSOLUTELY! I have
no insurance, and am unemployed (after carrying insurance all my life),
and just had an emergency angioplasty for right coronary artery with
90% blockage after an actual bad heart attack! Two other arteries are 50%
blocked!
I was released from the hospital in less than three days! BILL: $86,000.00
In Las Vegas Nevada, Spring Valley Hospital, and they would reduce it
by 40% if paid in full in 60 days.
HOWEVER: The hospital referred my case to Eligibility
Pal, a patient advocacy group. I am 63, so don't qualify for Medicare or
medicaid in Nevada, although I was told I would get medicaid in other states,
like California. The woman from Eligibility Pal, told me to write a letter
describing my situation, why I could never pay the bill, and to fax it
to her. She would seek a heart charity to pay my bill. A relative of mine
offered to pay up to $20k for me and asked me to negotiate with the hospital.
After almost a month went by with no word and no formal bill being received
from the hospital, I went to the billing center to offer $10k to completely
resolve the bill. The woman at the computer reception desk looked up my
file, and told me I had a zero balance! Wow! "Are you sure it's me!" Yes
it was! I don't know who it was, but it seems that a charity paid most
of my bill, probably the 60%, or what medicare would have paid, and the
hospital wrote off the balance! This is why I never received a bill! So,
they saved my life, and saved my credit, relieved all the stress, and I
love the people of America who run and contribute to charities more than
ever before. Sooo Grateful! I am still in favor of universal health care,
though. I experienced in Canada as a traveling musician.
INFO For you sir: The hospitals charge full boat to uninsured
patients because they know it won't be paid and they then get to write
off a larger amount against their income. They always accept a steeply
discounted payment to resolve the bill! Try to find Eligibility Pal in
your area! If you can't, go to the hospital billing department and ask
them for referrals, and/or NEGOTIATE YOUR BILL! ANY AGREEMENT SHOULD BE
FOR PAYMENT IN FULL, AND GET IT IN WRITING! The organization that called
me works with four hospitals in Nevada. I DO NOT KNOW IF THEY ARE IN OTHER
STATES. GOOD LUCK!
NOTE: My doctors saved my life, but never talked to me
about diet, nor about the necessity to take the meds prescribed. I stopped
the two blood pressure meds because the side effects prevented me from
living (Lisinopril, and metoprolol!) I kept talking the Plavix and Aspirin
even though it seems they can cause bad effects such as bleeding in the
brain and elsewhere. It turns out I was lucky to do that, because I just
read on this site about the heart attacks in patients who stop the aspirin
alone! doctors have to learn to talk to their patients! I could have died
because they just assumed I would do what they say without any doubt or
reconsideration due to horrible side effects! I am exercising, have become
a vegetarian, eating no cholesterol that is found only in flesh of any
kind, except salmon rarely to help stay vegetarian, eat oatmeal every day,
and brown rice occasionally, have lost weight, and my blood pressure is
normal now, after only one month! Hope this helps. I also stopped the Crestor
for lowering my cholesterol because I'M AFRAID OF THE POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS;
BUT I'm thinking of going back on it after reading info on this web site,
even though they never mention cholesterol lowering medication regarding
re-clogging of a stent. After just reading other posts, I see my bill was
also outrageous! And I still have a few thousand in separate bills from
various doctors and the ambulance. Good Luck! Oh - one more thing: $400
a month in prescriptions from Walgreens is $118 a month from Canada!
J.C., California, USA, May 22, 2007
• Chester -- you say you were given the stent in
the ER. Were you in the midst of having a heart attack (acute MI)? If so,
and if the angioplasty was done quickly, the stent may have saved your
heart muscle from more serious and irreversible damage. (By the way, the
stenting is done in a catheterization lab -- the ER is where you were diagnosed
and then sent to the cath lab). If you weren't actually having an acute
episode, that's a different story. Most likely all three arteries weren't
done because you were having an acute episode and cardiologists usually
want to stabilize their patients by doing the "culprit" blockage
first. Then any further work can be done more safely on an elective basis
at a later date (doing all the blockages at the same time may increase
the risk of a complication -- especially in an acute patient). Did the
cardiologist give you any guidance as to your future course of action?
Are you having a follow up? As for the cost, and your having no insurance,
it's a situation that is a terrible outcome of the way the U.S. health
care delivery system works. You can probably negotiate the bill downward
significantly (that's what insurance companies do) but it will still be
very large. The hospital may be able to work with you -- talk to them --
and let the Forum know what happens.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, May 21, 2007
• I recently had a non drug coated stent procedure
done on my right side coronary artery in an emergency room. After the procedure,
the doctor told me I still have 2 arteries that were 75% and 90% clogged.
Isn't this ethically wrong? I had no insurance at the time. I just received
a hospital bill in the amount of $171,000. Isn't this rip off?
Chester, Los Angeles, California, USA, May 20, 2007
• I paid in Indian Rupees (Rs.1,20,000/- per stent
x 2 + other charges Rs.1,10,000/-) in Pune ..Johnson cypher medicated stents.
Burki Jamal, Klassic Homes, Pune, Maharashtra, India, February 25, 2007
• 4 nights in early January 2007 in a fine Stuart
Florida hospital, 3 nights in ICU, 4 hours in the ER under observation,
3 Taxus coated stents, Great hospital, great staff and good service. Total
$112,858 not including lab fees.
Charles P., Florida, USA, February 13, 2007
• Rabindra -- costs for most drug-eluting stents
are around $2,000-2,400 USD each. But this can vary from location to location
and whether the company has a purchasing contract with the hospital.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, February 10, 2007
• I want to know the cost of stent of johnson and
johnson company.inc
Rabindra K. Kathmandu, Nepal, February 8, 2007
• At St. Mary's Hospital in Tucson, AZ (USA) Oct
23, 2006, my bill just for the hospital inpatient services for emergency
angioplasty, 2-Drug eluting stents, 2 1/2 days in Cardiac ICU plus one
day in hospital room was $48,000. St. Mary's is an excellent facility and
I was lucky to be in the area when I had my heart attack. I was pleasantly
supervised when the insurance company under my Gold Visa Card agreed to
pick up the tab. Canadian health insurance would have covered nil.
Bob V., Alberta, Canada, January 22, 2007
• My mother had one coated stent inserted into her
heart. She was in the hospital for one day she was released in the following
day, no complications occurred. The procedure took place in southern Brazil.
The total cost was $8500 US dollars. It was a success!
Louis Pereira, Hubbard Foundation, Boston Massachusetts, USA, January
8, 2007
• One Cypher stent and one night stay in the hospital,
no complications.....$97,800.00 Being able to live long, prosper and be
pain-free....Priceless. This happened on the week before Christmas 2006.
It cost me a $5.00 co-pay. Thank God for HMO's. I had complications from
the procedure later, but that is another post.
Diane B., California, USA, January 2, 2007
• My father is undergoing PTCA Hyderabad,India.
the pricing is DE Stent Rs 85,000 ($2,000) Treatment Cost Rs 100,000 ($2,400)
total Approximately $4,400.
Phani, India, January 2, 2007
• I had one Cypher stent implanted
in the LAD in Jan. 2005 at a well-known and well-respected hospital in
Los Angeles. I received an itemized hospital bill for $90,000! Just for
the hospital! Unbelievable. Given my team of cardiologists included four
Beverly Hills MDs, I can't imagine what the total for the procedure was.
Thank God for good insurance. After all was said and done, our out-of-pocket
expense was $75.
Kat, California, USA, December 27, 2006
• RE: Forum
Editor and SteveA - "What happened to the $13,000 difference between
the cost and what the insurance paid?" In the States, medical charges
have little meaning. Medicare sets what it pays by procedure with some
adjustment for regional costs. Private insurances also pay their own
set fee schedules, usually about 110-140% of Medicare rates. A patient
with no insurance is usually offered a 30-40% cash discount (off of charges).
If the patient is poor, the account is written off as charity. In this
case, the hospital writes off the $13,000 as "deductions to revenue",
but since it is allowed by contract, it is NOT considered "bad debt" (patient
has assets but refuses to pay) nor "charity care".
Marshall Maglothin, CEO, The Cardiovascular Group, Northern Virginia,
USA, December 25, 2006
• Just got my hospital bill in today. Stayed three
nights and had 6 stents. $62,000.00 this is just the bill from the hospital
in Mississippi. Insurance pay 70%. Don't knpw how I will ever pay the balance.
G.L., Mississippi, USA, December 11, 2006
• 1 trip to E.R., 3 days in hospital, angioplasty
and 1 cypher stent-$14,000.
Steve W, Kentucky, USA, November 26, 2006
• In Rancho Mirage, CA (USA) Oct 2006, my bill
just for the hospital inpatient services for emergency angioplasty, 2-Drug
eluting stents, one day in Cardiac ICU plus one day in hospital room was
a whopping $95,124!!!! That's enough to give me another heart attack! That
does NOT include x-rays, labs, Doctors or the ambulance. I thought it would
be high but NEVER dreamed anything like this. Is this bill way out of the
norm??? I can't imagine what the total will be once all the other bills
arrive.
Clint L., California, USA, November 3, 2006
• In August, 2006, I had 3 Taxus stents, overnight
at Swedish Hospital Littleton, Colorado. Insurance was billed $67,000.
I owe $3000 for insurance deductible and max out of pocket.
Bob D, Morrison, Colorado, USA, October 30, 2006
• All-up UK charge 2006 for combined angiogram/angioplasty
with 1 DES, requiring 2 nights in an expensive London clinic, including
cardiologist consultations and tests before and afterwards was GBP10,000.
John E., UK, October 27, 2006
• In UK, cost is about 1,000 UKP per DE stent. Angioplasty
procedure itself with overnight stay in private ward was about 5,000 UKP
from memory.
JJ, Lancashire, UK, October 13, 2006
• SteveA -- hope you are well!
Just a question? What happened to the $13,000 difference between the cost
and what the insurance paid?
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, October 13, 2006
• Ambulance to local hospital; another one to larger
facility in metro area. Two DES (Taxus) RCA and one night in the hospital,
$42,000. Insurance paid $29,000 and that was it. I only had to pay about
$250.
SteveA, Jacksonville, Florida, USA, October 6, 2006
• Five DES stents in two procedures, three nights
in hospital total, plus doctor's fees and ER admission .... grand total
about $160k USD. I am blessed with good insurance coverage and I know that
the insurer paid something like 60% of the "retail" rate, my co-pay was
negligible. I was very lucky in this regard. My treatment was in major
facility in city of 3.5 million.
PaulG, Phoenix, Arizona, USA, October 5, 2006
• In Strong Memorial Hospital, Rochester, New York,
August 18, 2006. One BM stent and three days in hospital after acute MI
including emergency care by ambulance. Over $30,000 not including doctor
follow up care and meds.
Phyllis R., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, October 3, 2006
• $12,000 to $20,000
T., Virginia, USA, September 4, 2006
• Just received my bill for one angioplasty and
three Taxus Express stents. Stayed in the hospital one night. Did not have
any ER charges. $61,986 This is just the hospital bill, does not include
the doctors bill. Is this how they check your heart to see if they did
a good job??? If you live through the shock of the bill?
Bruce, Salt Lake City, Utah, USA, September 1, 2006
• In Macedonia (Scopje) the cost for one angioplasty
is 750 Euro, and for one DES is 2000 Euro.
Fadil A., Macedonia, August 19, 2006
• In Dubai, emergency angioplasty with 2 stents,
2 days in the ICU and 2 days in a hospital room, including the surgery
costs, supplies, doctor's visits, etc. came to about Dhs 50,000. [Editor's
note: that's about $13,600 USD)
Kavita Chiowdhri, Dubai, August 16, 2006
• Does anyone know how much 4 stents would cost?
And 2 of those stents were placed on one artery because they were so severally
damaged. And I live in Tennessee. The surgery was done in Cookeville Tennessee.
I would appreciate any input that someone has to offer. Thank U
Wende Spivey, Gainesboro, Tennessee, USA, August 15, 2006
• Reno Nevada Washoe Med Center Stent placed in
LAD over night stay. $39,000. I offered $20,000 cash and they accepted.
B., Nevada, USA, August 15, 2006
• Admitted via Urgent Care/transfer to ER via self
(not ambulance)7/11/06 mid-afternoon. Angiogram, multiple balloon angioplasties
to prepare, w/2 drug-eluting stents placed (RCA, CX). Stayed in Cardiac
Critical Care 7/11 - 7/12, step-down medical unit 7/12 - 7/13. Discharged
mid-morning 7/13/06.
Billed charges
(all $USD, Presbyterian Hospital, Albuquerque, New Mexico, a reputable heart
center)
Room charges: $4,107.
Pharmacy: $2,222.
Med/Surg. Supplies: $20,022.
Laboratory: $2,620.
Radiology, Diagnostic: $376.
Emergency/Urgent Care: $1,108.
Cardiology: $13,530. EKG/ECG: $302.
Professional fees: $503.
Total: $44,790.
These are just the hospital's fees. I haven't yet been
billed by the cardiologist or the Urgent care or ER physicians. I suspect
you could probably tack on another $10-20 kilobucks for that.
Kevin, Albuquerque, New Mexico, August 4, 2006
• approximately $38,000 for angioplasty, two bare
metal stents, all medicines, emergency room and 4 nights stay in the hospital
in Atlanta area in Georgia, USA. Hopefully no more bills will come...
P., Atlanta, Georgia, USA, July 20, 2006
• In UK, angioplasty with six stents (drug eluting)
was £12,845.
Breakdown:
Doctor's fee: £1845
Hospital costs: £3,500
Stents 6 (£1,250 each): £7500
Baldev S., England, July 15, 2006
• In Pakistan-Karachi at the Agha Khan Hospital
with the best doctor available over here, the total cost of the procedure
was aprox: Rs. 600000 which translates to $10,000 USD and includes the
stay at the hospital, the cost of a single medicated stent, the cost of
the operation and the cost of the doctor.
Syed Taha Hasnain, Karachi, Pakistan, June 25, 2006
• 3 Taxus express stents in Glendale, California.
One day in hospital (overnight) $119,008.50
John Ras, Retired, Tujunga,Ca., June 7, 2006
• We've gotten many queries about the cost of an
angioplasty or stent procedure. We'd encourage readers to post their information
-- there is a very wide range of costs from country to country -- a procedure
at a major heart center in Thailand may be only 1/10 of the cost for the
same procedure in the U.S. Let's hear from people.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, April 20, 2006
• what is the averge cost of an angiology and angioplasty,
in India? and what will be the cost of medicines? etc. I want to know total
expenses with breakup
Manisha, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, April 12, 2006
• I'm 46 and had a heart attack 1 month ago. They
did a balloon angioplasty with one Taxus stent. I was in the hospital for
four days in Wichita, KS and I got my hospital bill for $53,500.00. Still
waiting on the other bills like doctor, ambulance .... I don't have insurance
because I was between jobs. Then I find out since I am a Veteran if I had
already enrolled for my medical benefits the VA would have paid my medical
bills due to it being an emergency out of my home area.
Dale, Joplin, MO, April 4, 2006
• Trip to emergency room: $2100.00
Angioplasty and one stent: $25,000.00
Hospital room, 1 night: $1200.00
Misc. costs from Heart Center: $2100.00
Total cost of (above), meds, etc: $35,000.00 Missoula, Montana
Marie Watts, Corvallis, Montana, USA, February 21, 2006
• Dear Sirs Can You , please,
be so kind to inform me Where I can buy Cypher Drug-eluting Stents per
below dimension specification. Please recommend the supplier who can
export to my country Serbia & Montenegro. My e-mail is steelcom@ptt.yu
Best regards
Mr. Predrag Misic
11300, Smederevo
Karadjordjeva street No 17/6
Serbia and Montengro
Cypher Drug-eluting Stents, / one pcs. per Item /
Dimensions: - 2.5 x 33 - 3.5 x 18 - 2.5 x 18 - 3.0 x 23 - 3.5 x 12
Predrag, Serbia and Montenegro, January 13, 2006
• I just had two stents placed
and I sure am glad I retired from the US Army......free medical benefits......
well almost......my cost $12.....john...
John Easler, US Army (retired), Copperas Cove, Texas, USA, December
20, 2005
• My bills for Angioplasty in Orange county california
in Sept 2005 including doctors and hospitalization were $62,995.06, $20.00,
$8,085.00, $150.00, $309.00, $280.00, $150.00,and $48.00 for a total of
approx $$72,000.00 without any complications
Robert, Fullerton,Calif, December 15, 2005
• The cost of any medical procedure depends on where
you're having it. Generally speaking, the cost of a drug-eluting stent
is somewhere around $2,500 USD. But the costs of the procedures can vary
wildly. Some U.S. citizens, for example, now travel to Southeast Asia (Thailand,
for example) to have procedures like angioplasties performed at more than
one-third the cost of the same procedure in the U.S. -- and some of the
cardiologists have been trained (and even praxcticed in) the U.S. For example,
Bumrungrad Hospital in Bangkok advertises a single balloon angioplasty
for $3,400 USD -- even with one drug-eluting stent, you'd be under $6,000
USD. In the United States, a similar procedure might costs triple. We'd
very much like to get patients to let us know how much their procedures
cost -- and healthcare providers too.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, November 13, 2005
• what is the average cost of an angioplasty? just
needing one drug eluding stent?
Teresita S. Luchangco, none, Tarlac city, Tarlac, Philippines,
November 12, 2005
• I just got out of hospital
in Singapore after having gone through a 90-minute angioplasty and stent
insertion procedure. I had two Cyphers put in place and they've done
a real bang up job in getting the "red fluid" flowing through again.
And guess what? No more chest pains! The cost? High! But heck, it was
worth the investment. More power to interventional cardiologists and
DES manufacturers!
Mike Sebastian, patient, SINGAPORE, September 15, 2005
• After reading various comments
, i couldnt resisit giving mine, as we work as supplier of various angioplasty
items in Pakistan, and Taxus (Boston Scientific) is available here at
US$ 1760.00 and Cypher (Cordis J&J) at US$ 1950.00, one of our aquaintace
is a interventionist at Tempa florida hospital, he told about the prices
as US$ 2000.00 for the former and US$ 2700.00 for the later, im surprised
how much they are charging at various hospitals in America!!!
Nasir A. Qureshi, TM Marketing, Karachi-Sind , Pakistan, August
21, 2005
• Doug -- you're correct that
most public information sources note that the price to hospitals for
Taxus or Cypher stents is below $3,000 each. Your bill no doubt includes
a large list of items, including services, fees, hospital equipment,
etc. For example, the catheterization laboratory in the which procedures
are done costs at least $1.5-2 million. However, you should go over the
bill carefully -- most insurers have big discounts with hospitals so
the actual amount paid is nowhere near the actual bill. However, if you're
not insured (and you'd have a lot of company there) that automatic discount
doesn't exist. Sometimes you can negotiate the bill with the hospital
if you are self-insured; sometimes not. Welcome to Health Care USA 2005.
We would certainly advocate writing your Senator and Representative.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, June 28, 2005
• I just got my bill from a
hospital in KC. 6 stents (5 Taxus and one Minivison sp?). Total was $66,134.
OUTRAGEOUS!! I have read the news reports that these list for less than
$3,000.
Doug Neeb, Blue Springs, Missouri, June 28, 2005
• I just read what the editor
suggested. I have 1 plain, 7 Cypher and 1 Taxus Stent. The Taxus stent
was used after attempts at inserting a Cypher Stent that failed to pass
through an existing stented area. I can tell you that the person trying
to get the Cypher stent through had me pretty much on edge (even with
major drugs). He was drawing back and slamming that stent in repeatedly,
without success. After several failures (I was truly expecting that wire
to come through my chest) he removed it and inserted the Taxus with ease.
Now, was I worried that some damage may have been done with all the slamming
against the stented area that was going on? HELL YES! But, here I am,
almost 5 months later. . .giving testImony. Are they worth 9.46K? Materialistically?
Probably not. But it was probably a lot cheaper than a CABG. So, as it
is in a capitalistic society . . . the better mouse trap gets the bucks.
In this case, the insurance companies pay willingly, and then our future
premiums will be adjusted (UP) accordingly. . .no sweat.
RayZ, San Diego, CA USA, May 31, 2005
•J.D. -- If you check out our
current Drug
Eluting Stent News page and scroll down to the January 31, 2005 article
from the Boston Globe, I think you'll find the information you're looking
for.
Forum Editor, Angioplasty.Org, May 31, 2005
• $10,000
M.S., Virgina, USA, December 26, 2004
• I'm trying to determine the average cost of angioplasty.
I may be looking at paying out of pocket.
Linda, Jackson, MO, 3 Dec 2003
• I would like to know the cost of angioplasty
with stent and the success rate of the stent with regards to restenosis.
Binu Raj, Dell Computer, Bangalore/karnataka/India, 26 Jun 2003
• I would like to know the cost of angioplasty
with stent in indian rupees at bangalore, India
sheela, LM glasfiber (India) Ltd, Bangalore/India, 27 Feb 2003
• I need to know the average cost of an angioplasty
with two stents. can anyone share this information?
Sunny, Cleveland, 20 Jan 2003
• i wanna know the cost of angioplasty
priya bhatt, uv patel college of engg., india, 15 Aug 2002
• I would like to know the average cost of angioplasy
without stent
Paul Gaither, Last Frontier Wellness, Anchorage Alaska, USA, 23
Jun 2002
• I am also trying to find out the average cost
of a ballon angioplasty for my little brother. Can someone share his/her
findings with me?
Virginia, 1 Apr 2002
• I need to know the average cost of an angioplasty
with stent.
Hanafy, Cairo, Egypt, 14 Feb 2002
• What is the average cost of an angioplasty surgery?
Just needing one stent.
Craig, Seabeck, Washington, USA, 24 Aug 2001
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