In another thread, someone was talking about costs related to our journey. THis past week, got current data from my hospital and my uro/surgeon. The surgery fees just don't strike me as outrageous, its the hospital, should be criminal.
In-office cystoscopy (scope) 400.00
My first corrective surgery (1/9) where they cut a slit at bladder neck/dialated Surgeons fee: 2,100.00
Hospital portion for above, was in hospital today 4 hours, including preop, surgery, recovery: 13,644.00
In-office cystoscope with dialation 720.00
2nd corrective surgery, using laser this timeand dialation Surgeon fee: 2011.00
Hospital portion for above, total time 5 hours: 14,445.00
3rd corrective surgery (10/9) dialation, SP catheter Surgeon fee: 2,100.00
Hospital portion for above, total time 5 hours: 11,740
(Don't know how hospitals sleep at night, didn't even spend the night, just day surgeries
Some details from hospita:
(1) Loratab 7.5 mg 57.00 (I have gotten 20 10mg at CVS for 10.00)
1/2 liter of steralized water 48.00
Catheter leg bag (and it was a crummy one) 147.50
Night Bag for catheter 75.00
And why is health insurance so expensive?
david in SC (for all foreign friends, all prices are USD)
Age: 57, 56 dx, PSA: 7/07 5.8, 7/08 12.3, 9/08 14.5, 10/08 16.3
3rd Biopsy: 9/08 - 7/7 Positive, 40-90% Cancer, Gleason 4+3
Open RP: 11/08, Rht nerves saved, 4 days in hospt, on catheters for 63 days, 5th one out 1/09
Path Rpt: Gleason 3+4, pT2c, 42g, 20% cancer, 1 pos margin
Post Surgery PSA: 2/09 .05,5/09 .1, 6/09 .11. 8/09 .16
Latest: 7/9 met 2 rad. oncl, 7/9 cath #6 - blockage, 8/9 2nd corr surgery, 8/9 cath #7 out 38 days, 9/9 - met 3rd rad. oncl., mapped 9/9, 10/1 - 3rd corr. surgery - SP cath/hard dialation, 10/5 - began IMRT SRT - 39 sessions/72 gys.