KNEE ARTHRITIS - Changing the forces through the joint :
cost of a HTO - - Posted by jeraboa (jeraboa), 28 August 2003
Hello-
I'm trying to get an approximate cost- total- (MD fee, hardware, hospital, anesthesiologist, rehab, etc.) for a high tibial osteotomy. I haven't been able to find that anywhere on the net and we are trying to do some planning on the monetary aspect of the surgery. The OS said his fee is appx $3200, but didn't have a clue about the rest. I spoke to the nurse and she advised it is a 2 day hospital stay and this particular surgeon does not use bone grafts but hardware.
If anyone who has gone through it knows an approximate cost it would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for any help you can provide.
Posted by lam651 (lam651), 29 August 2003
When I had my first HTO in Oct. 2001 ( the one that never healed ) I believe the cost to be around $25,000. I remember my brother having part of a lung removed about the same time and his surgery was about $250,000. I thought about how much cheaper mine was.
With my insurance I have to pay 10% up to $25,000. So I paid about $2,500. Not counting prescriptions and co-pays. All that for a surgery that never healed and was never told that. When this is over I'm considering legal action. Take care, Larry
Posted by jeraboa (jeraboa), 2 September 2003
Larry,
Thanks again for your help!
Take care and hope things are going well for you today.
Jeri
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