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Cost of THA implant

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HollyHop9
HollyHop9

We now have all the bills for my husband's THA (the insurance pays most of it). We weren't surprised that the hospital billed around $25K for his op and 1 night stay but were surprised that almost half of this, around $11,500, was for the implant. Had no idea it  costs that much. I thought this might be interesting since many forum members  utilizing the NHS don't get to know the costs. 

Maybe we need to up his insurance now he's worth more haha

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  • michelb
    michelb HollyHop9

    Posted

    Wow!  That seems a bit excessive for the implant; you can get a small car fo that price!
  • Chris8968
    Chris8968 HollyHop9

    Posted

    Did you ever see how much a hospital charges for an aspirin?

    Just because they charge that much doesn't mean it's worth that much.

    • HollyHop9
      HollyHop9 michelb

      Posted

      Haha. Youre right

      All the other stuff on the bill looked pretty reasonable so the charge for the implant really stood out. Just thought it was interesting

  • hope4cure
    hope4cure HollyHop9

    Posted

    Both my THR Sugeries were a shock to see the bill. I am thankful to have insurance. In and out in 4 days the first one @ over $22,000. Ten years later hospital for 2 days bill was $34,000, 

    There are many reasons for prices going up.  After the 2nd THR, a few months later finding out it was recalled by the manufacturer for MOM,metal on metal components. I asked my dr about that and he said no mom components. So it cost $40,000 for a revision, much more complicated surgery for me that the usual. 

    Hospitols are trying to obtain THR components at better prices. However technology, law suits for MOM components have been responsible for the higher prices in the industry in many cases.

    Its always something just to name a few reasons. See manufactures online for more info related costs and weight of components. Now us hippies can say at least 12 #'s can be taken off our weigh in at the doctors office for both hip implants . Hehe.

     

  • linda38528
    linda38528 HollyHop9

    Posted

    Many thanks for sharing this - very interesting as these costs plus four PT sessions (if taken at the hospital where the surgery was done) are all covered by our provincial health insurance in Ontario (except for the accessories that we use at home (toilet seat, cane, walker, shower seat, picker upper, etc.). So I had not idea of the costs. Thanks again.
  • Chris8968
    Chris8968 HollyHop9

    Posted

    According to the International Federation of Healthcare Plans, the average cost of a total hip replacement in 2012 was $40,364 in the United States, $11,889 in the United Kingdom, $10,987 in France, $9,574 in Switzerland, and $7,731 in Spain.[1] In the United States, the average cost of a total hip replacement varies widely by geographic region, ranging from $11,327 (Birmingham, Alabama) to $73,927 (Boston, Massachusetts).
    • HollyHop9
      HollyHop9 Chris8968

      Posted

      Interesting stats, thanks.  We are in the Boston area and our top class healthcare doesn't come cheap. The figure I gave ($25K ish) was just the hospital bill so didn't include the surgeons bill (around $4K) home health nursing and PT (about $2K) and out patient PT (ongoing so not sure what that will add up to). All finished I guess it will likely be around  the national average but not close to the Boston average, maybe because he only stayed 1 night in hospital.
  • David06570
    David06570 HollyHop9

    Posted

    Hi Holly,

    ​I'm in the UK but chose to go the private route seeing I had been paying in to my insurance for the last 20 years. I havent had the breakdown but I was surprised how little the surgeon gets.

    ​I believe the total cost of my procedure, hospital bills and all, will be in the region of £12,500 to £15,000.  I was told that there would be a shortfall in the surgeon fee which would be covered by the insurance. I thought we would be talking megabucks, however his fee only made up around £700 of that.  I found it surprising anyway smile

    • linda38528
      linda38528 David06570

      Posted

      Agreed that is far more modest than I expected albeit but not too bad for a 2hr procedure plus prep, pre and post appointments. My surgeon has done ~ 150 hip replacements and he specializes in knees!

  • steve86482
    steve86482 HollyHop9

    Posted

    5 months ago in the Chicago, Illinois USA, the cost for my LTHR was $ 88,000.00. Price did not include rehab sessions.
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