Costs of Surgery... How Is This Calculated?

So I have blogged about this topic a few times in the past, but there still seems to be confusion regarding the costs of surgery. As mentioned in the past, the cost of surgery is broken down into basically 3 separate charges: • Surgeon's charge • Anesthesia's charge • Hospital's charge So... after surgery, a patient typically will get 3 bills; one each from surgeon, anesthesia, and hospital. At least in the United States, the three charges are completely separate from ea…

6/05/2012 4

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Surgery Center Posts Prices of Procedures

Given the uproar over the lack of transparency of surgery prices , it was only a matter of time before an operating facility  in the United States ( oversea facilities have already done so) takes the step of posting the cost of surgery ... a set cost that is exactly what a patient pays. Complete cost transparency. The Surgery Center of Oklahoma is an AAAHC accredited facility since 1998 and has over 40 participating surgeons. And they are the first that I'm aware of that has taken t…

6/03/2012 3

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