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Double mastectomy, not going to be an admit thy said it’s observation instead. No recon yet cause of my slow healing. They couldn’t tell me when they would know the costs.
How much will a double mastectomy with observation (not admission) cost, and when will you know the costs?
Unfortunately, the hospital often can't provide exact costs upfront because pricing varies widely based on your insurance coverage, the specific procedures needed, and your individual plan's deductibles and copays Show Full Answer
Wow!
$55,000 for 21 days of radiation before Insurance coverage in 2022.
There sound be a financial navigator to ask for help with an estimate.
But the answer, a lot!
February of 2019 I had breast reduction, and a partial mastectomy with sentinel lymph node testing with reconstruction. I had a breast surgeon and a plastic surgeon, port removal, my surgery was 4 hours, 1 night in the hospital. I added up all my explanations of benefits, for the surgeons, OR time, recovery room, anesthesiology, radiology to place a wire to the biopsy site with mapping dye injected, over night and whatever supplies/medications used, it was billed at over $45,000. I am sure it would much more now. I don’t remember how much I had to pay. I was on a payment plan.
Wishing you well!
The costs will vary based on a bunch of factors like your medical insurance coverage, what hospital you have your surgery at, what the general surgeon and anesthesiologist charge, what supplies are used (IVs, drugs, sponges,bandages, lab fees for lab tests like blood work and biopsies, and every other little thing they use to perform the surgery or anything else related to the surgery), how long the surgery takes to perform, if you have any complications, if you end up needing to spend the night in the hospital, post-op prescriptions like pain meds and antibiotics, etc. I know you said you are supposed to be having an out-patient surgery, but there's no guarantee that you won't need to spend at least a night in the hospital after surgery. There can be a very surprising cost difference based on what hospital you choose. Private for profit hospitals tend to charge more than non-profit hospitals. Another thing to consider is making sure your surgeon and anesthesiologist are part of your insurance network. If they don't take your insurance then it will cost more and your insurance will cover less of those costs. A good starting point would be to check with your surgeon about their cost, check with the hospital about their charges for various drugs, pre-op care, surgery, and post-op care, and ask the hospital what anesthesiology group that they use so you can contact their office and see what the charges are for a typical mastectomy without reconstruction. Even if you do all that at best you're going to get a guestimate on part, not all, of the costs.
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