What is the typical cost for Pacemaker implantation?
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In the last year between me and my insurance company between 70,000 and 75,000 dollars have been paid out. This covers everything from my first visit to a cardiologist to the last test of the unit at the end of the recovery period from the surgery. I don't have my insurance papers in front of me to give a more exact result. \n\nI've had a lighter amount of attention than many in my general situation have had. I've had:\n- two visits to my heart specialist\n- one sonar probe of the heart (is it called a cardiogram?)\n- one couple day stay at the hospital for the surgery\n- one visit to the pacemaker clinic for the first test of my ICD and an introduction to a machine I now have here at home that can read my ICD and fax my doctors a report.\n- one brief visit to the specialist who installed the ICD\n- one test where they put me under and had my ICD correct artificial induced heart problems. \n\nI have one of the lesser models of the Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator. It might be a little different than what you are asking about. It is both a defibrillator and a pacemaker designed to deliver a large shock if my heart starts fluttering and pace my heart if it goes too slow. I believe that actual pacemakers are a little different. \n\nMy device is a two wire model. Meaning there is only two wires going to the heart. There are four wire models that are much better, but more costly. Then there are all kinds of other variations in what they are capable of. So costs will vary.
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$100,000 minimum---How much do they charge for a heart or lung operation these days---Actually with the ever rising cost of funerals and end of life hospital and nursing care it would be kind of nice to be able to have your body parts sold to pay for the expenses. As it is you can donate your parts and people all along the way seem to be able charge for them.  After all the doctors charge a fortune to install used body parts. But everybody would claim it was unethcial. I here in some countries they have a black market for body parts. http://www.american.edu/TED/body.htm
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It depends where you live and who is doing the procedure. If it is in a hospital you are looking at an average of around $1600-$3000 for the procedure and then you have to factor in anesthesia and lab. If you do not have insurance, your state should have an indigent care program. You may also want to see if you qualify for Medicaid in your state, and you can do that at your local Social Services office, or check your state online. Make sure you need the procedure before you have it done, though.
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The AV (atrioventricular) node isn't the primary pace maker.  It is the SA (sinoatrial node)and your AV node is the backup.  The AV node will not be pacemaker unless SA node is not functioning or there's a heart block between the SA and AV.  You may very well have a heart problem.  Healthy 25 year olds do have heart attacks although it is rare.  Also, this may be just an upper GI issue and have nothing to do with your heart.  Regardless, GO SEE YOUR DOCTOR
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One of the founders was Dr. Wilson Greatbatch who invented the implantable heart pacemaker in 1958.  He was an electrical engineering student (Cornell) when assigned to use electrodes in animal experiments, etc.  That led to his later inventions.  He was also a fascinating speaker interested in many other fields such as cloning trees.
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On the average, approximately $23.00 per hour.  A lot has to do with the area you are located in and if it is in a hospital setting.  I hope that this helps you!
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This is an ICD, which stands for implanted cardiac defibrillator.  It is a machine which is surgically implanted typically into your chest cavity.  it has wire leads that lead into the inside of your heart thru veins and arteries.  Sometimes folks have irregularities with their hearts and therefore they need one to keep it beating normally.  It is essentially the same as a pacemaker, however the pacemaker is designed to just change these irregularities, whereas the defibrillator is designed to get your hert beating again and not just about the rythm.  It has an electic charge in it and detects if a shock to your heart muscle is necessary.
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Many patients travel from United States of America and UK to get low cost of Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery (Balloon Atrial Septostomy, PDA Coil Occlussion, Valvuloplasty and others) in India. One of the most frequently asked questions when considering Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery (Balloon Atrial Septostomy, PDA Coil Occlussion, Valvuloplasty and others) is "how much?" and “what is the price of surgery in India?”\n\n\nOftentimes, patients choose their surgeon on the basis of price. \nThe cost of Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery (Balloon Atrial Septostomy, PDA Coil Occlussion, Valvuloplasty and others) is very affordable in India and costs are much lower when compared to the United States, UK and other countries. However, since the success of your surgery is largely dependent on your choice of surgeon, cost should not be your main consideration for your decision to undergo Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery (Balloon Atrial Septostomy, PDA Coil Occlussion, Valvuloplasty and others) in India.\n\nI checked out the website of Forerunners Healthcare –which is the premier most medical tourism company in India offering low cost surgery in India to International Patients. They have served more than 400 International patients from across the globe (especially US and UK) to get low cost affordable surgery in India at the best Hospitals and Medical Institutions. And the general price of the Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery (Balloon Atrial Septostomy, PDA Coil Occlussion, Valvuloplasty and others) is as follows-\n\nThe Cost of Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery in India is $ 11,000.\n\nhttp://www.forerunnershealthcare.com\n\nIn India, any licensed medical doctor can perform Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery (Balloon Atrial Septostomy, PDA Coil Occlussion, Valvuloplasty and others).\nTo avoid unsatisfactory results, it is best to choose a surgeon who has completed an accredited residency-training program in Pediatric Interventional Cardiology Surgery (Balloon Atrial Septostomy, PDA Coil Occlussion, Valvuloplasty and others). He should have extensive experience in the procedure you will undergo. That’s when Forerunners Healthcare come into picture-helping you get the best surgeon for your surgery at the most affordable prices in the best Hospitals of India.\n\nYour surgeon's skill can make all the difference between a good and an average result. Thus, although it is understandable that price is one of the considerations in your choice of surgeon, it is important to remember that the main consideration should be your surgeon's professional qualifications and experience.\n\nBesides that you should look into other issues related to traveling abroad, which is your visa, passport, climate, cultural issues and language barrier. Although language is not a problem in India –as most of the people are well verse in English. But you should make sure that you have a reliable hand holding person to guide you through the various steps of getting medical treatment and surgery in India.\n\n\nHope this helps.
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is it a single implant?\nfrom surgical implant stage to restorative single stage is about 2500 dollars and up\nit all depends on what kind of implant it is and what brand it isand area of where you live\nplaces like LA would be expensive
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I have one dental implant and it's been in for around 2 years now and I've had no problems with it. I travel by air a lot and haven't once set off a metal detector.\n\nThe metal used is clinical grade titanium and doesn't rust and has no imperfections so it's perfectly safe.\n\nThey are expensive though. I paid £2100 for the one I had - so I guess that'd be about $3500.\n\nBut the results are amazing, and if you go to a reputable surgeon it should be relatively quick and you wont really suffer much afterwards.\n\nMy surgery took around 45 mins and was done under local anaesthetic. Taking Ibuprofen staved off the pain after the anaesthetic wore off. A week later the stiches were out. Had the crown attached a couple of months later and I've had no problems whatsoever with it. If you can afford it, I totally recommend it.
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The "pacific" covers an awfully large area. Specific questions are more likely to get the answer you want.\n\nIn the US, you can generally find out the cost of a procedure from the hospital involved.
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Pricing is declining, although most of the people rely on insurance or Medicare to purchase this kind of stuff and buy them directly to the manufacturers (prices between 3,000 to 6,000 USD!). Also expensive matter are the accesories or the insulin itself you need afterwards.  Today about 300,000 insulin pump users in the world.\nTry in some webpages for more info.
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My multi-level spinal fusions & bone grafts cost AUD$12/15K each X 2 = $24,000-30,000 Australian dollars 14 years ago. Probably way cheaper now...good luck.
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Depends on several things.  Did you lose your hearing?  Were you born deaf?  What is your speech like today.  Can people understand you?\n\nIf the study is used in  conjuction with the Cohclear organization its a thumbs up.  The implant runs about $80,000.00.  The sucess depends on how many wires can be attached and actually hooked up to the Cohclea, They take the place of the nerves than never formed or were damaged.  The new Nucleus power unit that has come out in the last couple of years, can actually be worn behind the ear now rather than on the belt with a wire running to the mic behind the ear and then to the transmitter.  Everything is now up behind the ear.  It also has a plug in for a Cd!!  Its now all wireless!  There are still units that you can get where the power unit is worn on the belt with a wire.  it believe they run at a slower pace.\n\nYou must remevber that the new unit runs at about 400 times faster than the old model.  It will take some getting used too.  Kinda like learning a new language.  You'll have to figure out what you hear and relate it to what you knew before!  I believe the unit now has 22 or 23 wires that can be connected. The more that work the more you will hear.   It will take about a year to get the unit tuned up after the implany
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Average cost is about $3000.
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depends on the area - most dr visits run about 100.00.  The MRI on the other hand is very expensive - about 5000.00.
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You dont nessecarily need a pacemaker as drugs will help this ,but there are a number of things that cause irreg heart beats like caffiene nicotine overwork stress see a doctor to