How much will I have to pay for a Laparoscopic Appendectomy if I don't have insurance?
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Depends on where you live and what hospital you go to.  Ask around.  As a starting point, you'll probably pay about $2500 for the operation itself (if it's laparoscopic i.e. they cut a little bitty hole and do the whole thing with the fancy equivalent of tweezers and a gooseneck flashlight, you may be able to recover at home instead of spending the night in the hospital.  Add $1000 if you spend an night.)  Add another $500 for xrays and anesthesiologist, who bill separately.  \n\nBut this is one of those "just do it" things.  You'll survive the bill, but who knows if you'll survive the appendicitis without an operation?  All the best wishes for a safe visit and quick recovery.
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actually try the hospital. Ask what the insurance companies pay not the charge. Ask how much it would be to pay cash. They have to a certain amount of charity work, see if you qualify. If you have to get the surgery, the hospital should help come up with a way to pay for it
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In some states, it's against the law for a hospital to turn someone away who needs medical treatment. Most states require that a doctor sees a patient before the person can be turned away – to insure that the person needs medical care. Generally speaking, you will be billed for your stay in the hospital, and it’s treated like any other expense. If you don’t pay it could affect your credit: half of all personal bankruptcies include some medical debt.\n\nIt’s estimated that 1 in every 7 Americans will visit an emergency room this year, with the average cost being around $400. The average cost of surgery is closer to $1,000. A New England Journal of Medicine study suggests than more than 1 in 10 emergency room visits were for non-emergencies. That means that 10 percent of emergency room visits could have been handled at a doctor’s office, where the average cost was $60 per visit during the study period. It’s even less if you have a small copay under an HMO or PPO.\n\nThere are hundreds of health insurance plans out there that provide financial protection in case you are injured and require extended hospital stays or costly medical procedures. Many of them have a monthly cost of less than a tank of gas. If you’re worried about getting hurt or sick without insurance, you should talk with local state-licensed health insurance agents. Check out MostChoice.com. It is a health insurance shopping site that provides free instant quotes and policy descriptions along with a quick and easy way to get in touch with insurance experts in your area. There’s no cost or obligation to you, and you’re information is used solely to help you find affordable health insurance.\n\nYou can find it here: http://www.mostchoice.com/health-insurance.cfm\n\nGood luck,\n\nBarnes@MostChoice.com
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The total cost would vary significantly depending on the type of surgery, complexity and recovery time.  Typical costs would include: surgeon, anesthiologist, hospital, medication and lab tests (including tissue pathology).\n\nIn other words, an outpatient lumpectomy is much less expensive than major abdominal surgery with an in-hospital recovery period of several days.\n\nThat said, Medicare, Medicaid and most insurance programs would cover most of the costs and charity care is also sometimes available.
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free surgery in this era? unfortunately I doubt it is possible, nothing ahppens for free in this country, if our cataracts are very symptomatic then you could consider some sort of a payment plan with the hospitals, otherwise wait to get medicare, good luck
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Most insurance doesn't cover it.  You may be looking at anywhere from 300-500 to have it treated.
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Well, if you are paranoid about doctors and medications, then it doesn't matter whether you have insurance.  Insurance is there to help pay for your doctors and medications.\n\nBut the two biggest reasons to have insurance are 1) to get choices; and 2) to get much lower costs.  Let me explain.\n\nIf you have no insurance, your only option in health care (unless you are wealthy enough to pay cash) is to take charity care.  That means you can't pick your doctor, can't pick your hospital, and may not even be able to pick your medicines.  Insurance gives you the option to seek out the doctors and hospitals that you feel most confident in.\n\nBut insurance also makes the cost lower.  Hospitals have two rates, the "official" rate and the negotiated charge that they agree to accept from the insurance company.  I had very complicated surgery a few years ago.  The surgeon billed $50,000 (that is not a typo), but the insurance company paid $8,500.  And because there was a contract to accept the rate paid by the insurance company, that was the whole charge.  I didn't have to pay anything.  If I had no insurance, I would  have had to pay the whole $50,000, not even just the $8,500 that the insurance company paid.
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Yes, it looks like you'll want to wait til June 1st if you want the insurance to cover the visit.  It's only 7 days from now. \nDouble check your card, sometimes the co-pay is a bit higher for specialists (like gynecologists) than it is for a regular doctor. \nThe easiest thing to do would be to call the doctors office and give them the info from your card, they'll let you know what you can expect to pay.
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This is a repeated question but I will put my answer down anyway cause you may really need help.\n\nPlease visit your Member of Parliament for help. He/she will try to arrange for financial assistance. You can use Medisave, to pay for your operation fees which should be subsidized. Since cancer may need additional treatments like radiation and chemotherapy, maybe you like to stress these out to your MP or just ask the hospital for help. Your MP can also write to HDB to try to reduce your rents. There are always many schemes around, you just have to ask the right people.
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I am going to assume you don't have insurance.  When I went to see one,  it cost me about $200 cuz the doctor was out of my insurance network.  That was just a follow up to a procedure.  All together, with procedure, it cost me about $2000.  $1500 for procedure, $300 for in-patient, and about $200 for the follow-up.  Luckily the procedure and the in-patient were partially covered by insurance.  All in all, it's expencive.
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I live in SC but the community health center will do it for like $50 if you are a low-income family. It's not free, but it sure does cost a lot less than the alternatives!
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The surgery is called areola reduction and can cost between $500-1500 since insurance isn't applicable.
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Hi elduva318,\nContact your local health department or if you have a doctor ask about a payment plan. Good Luck: Blueladybug
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First I want to say sorry I know what its like fighting with the insurance companies, Its heart breaking and stupid they would rather watch you die than see you well and happy I have done so much research on the lap band and know its the right thing, and your not having your guts torn apart like that other surgery. I am going to have the surgery on the 8th of Dec. Now you might call me crazy but as I said I have done my research but im going to Mexico to have it done its $8,000.00 and that includes everything hotel fills for the rest of your life but not the air fair (thank god I live in Arizona I can drive) It is safe!!! most people that come back to the US only have a few things to say!! It was great!! and Shame on the US hospitals and the insurance companies they were treated better there than any US hospital and they never added anymore to the cost for anything. If you would like to know more I would be glad to share or help point you in some of the research I have done. Just don't let this frustrate you into not going for the goals you  have...Good luck  Wantabe goingtabe bandster  bgaroo@yahoo.com
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Average fee (outside of New York) including surgeon, anesthesia and operating room for one area is reported to be $2500-4500 and for three areas is $5500-7000, so two areas ought to fall somewhere in the middle between those ranges.
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Other than paying for surgery you can't
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Go the to emergency room if it is pretty bad...\n\nYour appendix is on your right side.\n\nMy cousin nearly died from ignoring it.\n\nGo to your doctor, or if your worried about the cost, hit a free clinic.