Saturday, April 7, 2012

Markets in Everything: Cash Only Surgeries

When is the last time anyone saw a full and transparent price list for medical procedures? The 1950's?

Below is the the price list for the Surgery Center of Oklahoma:

PROCEDURES TOTAL
ARTHOSCOPY
 Knee $3,740
 Knee with lateral release or microfracture $4,510
 Shoulder $5,720
 Elbow $3,740
 Wrist $3,740
 Hip $5,225
 Ankle $3,740
OPEN PROCEDURES
KNEE
 Anterior cruciate ligament repair $7,040
 Posterior cruciate ligament repair $7,040
 Medial Collateral Ligament $6,160
 Tibial Tubercle Osteotomy $6,160
SHOULDER
 Open Rotator Cuff Repair $6,160
 Bankhart Stabilization $6,160
 Distal Clavicle Excision $4,730
ELBOW
 Ulnar Nerve Trasposition / Epicondylectomy $4,510
 Wrist/Hand
 Carpal Tunnel Release $2,750
 Dupuytrens Contracture $2,915
 Trigger Finger $2,750
 Ganglion Excision $2,750
ANKLE
 Achilles Repair $5,830
FOOT
 Bunion $4,125
 Hammertoe (1) $2,475
 Hammertoe (2) $2,860
 Hammertoe (3) $3,355
 Gastrocnemius Recession $4,180
 Plantar Fasciotomy $3,080
 Neuroma Excision $2,750
FRACTURES
 Closed Reduction and Casting $1,925
 Percutaneous Pinning - finger 1-2 pins $2,805
GENERAL SURGERY
HERNIA
 Inguinal $2,860
 Bilateral $4,275
 Umbilical $3,190
 Incisional $4,075
 Cholecystectomy $5,665

"The Surgery Center of Oklahoma is a 32,535 square foot, state-of-the-art multispecialty facility in Oklahoma City, owned and operated by approximately 40 of the top surgeons and anesthesiologists in central Oklahoma. The facility has been accredited by the AAAHC since 1998 without interruption and has annually provided care to thousands of patients. If you have a high deductible or are part of a self-insured plan at a large company, you owe it to yourself or your business to take a look at our facility and pricing which is listed on this site. If you are considering a trip to a foreign country to have your surgery, you should look here first. Finally, if you have no insurance at all, this facility will provide quality and pricing that we believe are unmatched."

From the FAQ section:

"To keep our prices as low as possible, cashier's checks or cash are the methods preferred. Credit cards and personal checks cannot be accepted. Human resource departments or divisions of self-insured companies can make other arrangements if necessary.

Payment in full is required at the time service is rendered. No payment arrangements can be made. These deeply-discounted prices are otherwise not available."


HT: Carpe Diem

2 comments:

  1. I would have never thought as Oklahoma being a beacon and trendsetter in free market medical care... wow indeed.

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