How much does outpatient laparoscopic cholecystectomy cost for a uninsured perso!
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ouch you mean the removal of your gallbladder I would guess at least 4 to 5 thousand
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: Surg Laparosc Endosc. 1991 Jun;1(2):77-81. Related Articles, Links
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy: cost analysis.
Fisher KS, Reddick EJ, Olsen DO.
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, Springfield 62794-9230.
Recently laparoscopic cholecystectomy (LC) has become an accepted alternative to the traditional open cholecystectomy (OP). The purpose of this study was to compare laparoscopic cholecystectomy to open cholecystectomy with respect to four variables: (a) operative time, (b) length of hospital stay, (c) total hospital cost, and (d) morbidity and mortality rates. The most recent 200 LCs performed at HCA West Side Hospital were selected for comparison in the study. Demographic data, including age and sex were collected for all patients. The medical record for each patient was then reviewed to obtain the study variables. A control group of 200 patients undergoing elective open cholecystectomy over the same period was selected. Complications occurred in 12 patients (6.0%) in the LC group with one postoperative mortality. Nineteen patients (9.5%) suffered complications in the OC group with no operative mortality. The difference between the two groups was not statistically significant. The average length of operation (recorded in minutes) in the OC group was 87.79 (SD +/- 20.69) as compared to 103.78 (SD +/- 29.01) in the LC group. This difference proved to be slight, but significantly greater (p < 0.0001). The average length of stay (recorded in days) in the OC group was 4.43 (SD +/- 1.29) versus 1.13 (SD +/- .93) in the LC group. Again, the difference proved to be statistically significant (p < 0.0001). The corrected average total hospital charge from OC was $3,006 (SD +/- 755) versus $2,312 (SD +/- 484) for LC, a difference that was statistically significant (p < 0.0001). Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a safe, effective, and cost-efficient alternative to open cholecystectomy.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
PMID: 1669386 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
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Nothing. If they can't collect anything. Depending on where in the US and what priority your case is, there would be facility, doctor, operating room, anesthesia, pharmacy, and recovery room charges. It would also depend on whether there were any complications or problems during the procedure. Hospitals that take federal money are obligated to treat true life-threatening emergencies and births. What they can't collect, they write off to those that are insured or take it as a loss.
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