Top 10 Most Expensive Medical Procedures
Last reviewed: 23.04.2024
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Which medical procedures are the most expensive? Introducing the top 10.
Coronary bypass in conditions of weightlessness
In 2006, a team of French doctors successfully performed cardiosurgery on the coronary arteries of the heart in conditions of weightlessness. Such an operation under normal conditions costs $ 45,000, add here the cost of flying on an aircraft, the salary of the crew and the price will reach sky-high peaks.
Artificial heart
The mechanical heart for patients with severe heart disease costs $ 125,000 plus $ 18,000 annually to ensure its smooth functioning.
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Da Vinci (robot-surgeon)
Robotic surgery has become a reality. Robot Da Vinci allows the surgeon to control the process of sitting behind a special remote control. The operated site is visible in 3D with multiple magnification, and the movements of the surgeon's arms are transferred to very precise movements of the operating instruments. The cost of such a device is $ 1.5 million, and training of surgeons for new methods of surgical intervention takes from 12 to 18 months. Therefore, on average, the operation using the Robot costs about $ 8,000.
Cryogenic freezing
Cryozamorozka - is no longer a fantasy from films. The cost of freezing the whole body is $ 125,000, and one body will cost $ 58,000.
Cardiosurgery
Death due to heart disease has been steadily declining in the last few years, while the cost of heart surgery has only increased. Implantation of a defibrillator or a pacemaker can cost somewhere around $ 80,000 - $ 102,000.
Cancer Treatment
Medicines for cancer treatment became available in 1999, at that time their cost was $ 500. Now the patient needs to fork out at least $ 250,000 to get effective treatment.
Diagnostic tests
Spiral computed tomography is a very advanced form of tomographic research that can detect even the smallest cancerous tumor. The cost of the procedure is considerable, but it must be taken into account that the patient can avoid a lot of unnecessary biopsies. The price of spiral computed tomography is $ 300 - $ 500.
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Bariatric surgery
People who are obese can resort to the help of the Bariatric surgery - a branch of medicine that studies the causes of the development of obesity and their treatment. Bariatric operations include gastric bypass gastric balloon and gastric banding. All these procedures are associated with a certain risk, therefore very costly. The average cost of the operation is $ 30,000.
Prosthetics
Artificial limbs cost about $ 2,000, but there are options and more expensive, which will be light, with electric drive and sensors. However, not everyone will afford it - such a prosthesis will cost between $ 10,000 - $ 15,000.
Full body lifting
This procedure is done in order to get rid of excess skin, which has sagged after a person has very much lost weight. Full body lifting costs about $ 11,000 and $ 50,000.