Surgery cost of PC

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Ai Tester - 06 Mar 2004 07:54 GMT

Hi everyone,
My uncle is just diagnosed as having PC. He lives outside of US. I was
wondering how much it may cost to have a PC surgery in US (in this case no
insurance, we have to pay it all)? How many days does he have to stay in the
hospital, etc? I would really appreciate it if you let us know of all these
details.
Thank you very much.
Ogun

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olfart - 06 Mar 2004 14:44 GMT

> Hi everyone,
> My uncle is just diagnosed as having PC. He lives outside of US. I was
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> Thank you very much.
> Ogun

Hi Ogun;
You might want to repost this on alt.support.cancer.prostate. There is alot
more traffic there and alot of helpful info from those currently being
treated for PCa.

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Wakeley Purple - 08 Mar 2004 05:18 GMT

> Hi everyone,
> My uncle is just diagnosed as having PC. He lives outside of US. I was
[quoted text clipped - 5 lines]
> Thank you very much.
> Ogun

I had a Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy done Jan 12, 2004. The total bills
will probably be close to 15,000 USD. I had a three-day hospital stay,
which is typical. There are several preliminary tests, probably including a
biopsy, to determine the best procedure.

The insurance payments are much less, perhaps by 50-60%, because of
contractual agreements. I have a feeling that "list" prices for procedures
are somewhat of an insurance/tax writeoff game. You might try contacting a
doctor to negotiate an approximate price.

I have no evidence of this, but I wonder if an offer to pay cash might help
you to negotiate price. Most medical providers are used to doing a lot of
paperwork and waiting several months and more for payment.

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PSA 3.8, 11/2003 @58yrs
Biopsy positive 5% in 1 of 10 cores
T1c Gleason 3+3
RRP 1/12/04
Pathology agreed with biopsy + Negative margins
Erection 1/30/04

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