How much does ACL reconstruction cost?
120 comments. Current rating: (24 votes). Leave comments and/ or rate it. Question: I am considering ACL reconstructive surgery – what kind of cost do I have to expect. I live in the USA. Answer: The answer to how much *you* will have to pay varies on many factors, in particular on whether you have health insurance and how much your insurance will cover. In my case I was diganosed (from an MRI) that I had a torn ACL but my meniscus seemed ok according to the MRI. During the surgery they found that the meniscus was partially torn (75% tear) and they stitched it. Every service in this procedure is billed and paid separately: – your doctor who orders the MRI – the MRI – the surgeon who performes the ACL reconstruction – the anesthesia – the surgeon’s assistant(!) – the hospital (facility) where it all happens – afterwards the physical therapy The following numbers will be first what each instance was billed at, followed in () how much I actually paid. Note that my insurance negotiated in
146 comments. Current rating: (27 votes). Leave comments and/ or rate it. Question: I am considering ACL reconstructive surgery – what kind of cost do I have to expect. I live in the USA. Answer: The answer to how much *you* will have to pay varies on many factors, in particular on whether you have health insurance and how much your insurance will cover. In my case I was diganosed (from an MRI) that I had a torn ACL but my meniscus seemed ok according to the MRI. During the surgery they found that the meniscus was partially torn (75% tear) and they stitched it. Every service in this procedure is billed and paid separately: – your doctor who orders the MRI – the MRI – the surgeon who performes the ACL reconstruction – the anesthesia – the surgeon’s assistant(!) – the hospital (facility) where it all happens – afterwards the physical therapy The following numbers will be first what each instance was billed at, followed in () how much I actually paid. Note that my insurance negotiated in
153 comments. Current rating: (27 votes). Leave comments and/ or rate it. Question: I am considering ACL reconstructive surgery – what kind of cost do I have to expect. I live in the USA. Answer: The answer to how much *you* will have to pay varies on many factors, in particular on whether you have health insurance and how much your insurance will cover. In my case I was diganosed (from an MRI) that I had a torn ACL but my meniscus seemed ok according to the MRI. During the surgery they found that the meniscus was partially torn (75% tear) and they stitched it. Every service in this procedure is billed and paid separately: – your doctor who orders the MRI – the MRI – the surgeon who performes the ACL reconstruction – the anesthesia – the surgeon’s assistant(!) – the hospital (facility) where it all happens – afterwards the physical therapy The following numbers will be first what each instance was billed at, followed in () how much I actually paid. Note that my insurance negotiated in
