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http://www.mercyhealthplans.com/savvyshopper/cost/#Surgery
You are paying charges - which is fiction. Everyone in healthcare knows this. You must negotiate a cash or uninsured rate.
All hosptial and physician bills are negotiable. For this surgery, your emergency charges should be written off since you were admitted to the hospital. This is standard practice. There may still be physician bills in the ER, but definitely, the hospital charges in the ER should not be paid. The average inpatient cost for this surgery runs from $9,000 to no more than $13,000 depending on where you live and the specific hospital. This is total you should pay - both the hospital (facility fees) and the physician (provider fees) combined. Every health provider has uninsured rates (I've seen 90% discounts in Los Angeles). If you can offer to pay cash instead of refusing to pay anything, most hospitals and physicians will take it. But you must negotiate.
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What laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
a laparoscopic cholecystectomy (gall bladder removal),
How often is the laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed?
It is estimated that the laparoscopic procedure is currently used for approximately 80% of cases.
Does a laparoscopic cholecystectomy involve the use of a laser?
A laser may be used for the incision and cautery (burning unwanted tissue to stop bleeding), in which case the procedure may be called laser laparoscopic cholecystectomy.
When will you take off the steri-strips after laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
Ask your surgeon.
What Position of patient undergoing laparoscopic cholecystectomy is?
over the left side
Why is a cholecystectomy performed laparoscopically?
Although the laparoscopic procedure requires general anesthesia for about the same length of time as the open procedure, laparoscopy generally produces less postoperative pain, and a shorter recovery period
What has the author N A Hirsch written?
N. A. Hirsch has written: 'Laparoscopic cholecystectomy' 'Minimal access surgery' -- subject(s): Endoscopic surgery, Laparoscopic surgery, Medical care
What are the risks of an open cholecystectomy?
complications of laparoscopic cholecystectomy include accidental puncture of the bowel or bladder and uncontrolled bleeding. Incomplete reabsorption of the carbon dioxide gas could irritate the muscles used in respiration and cause respiratory distress
How long after laparascopic cholecystectomy surgery do you have to keep the wounds dry?
Laparoscopic cholecystectomy is a surgery done to remove the gall bladder. The stitches need to remain dry until your two week follow-up appointment.
What are the risks of the laparoscopic cholecystectomy procedure?
The most serious complication that can occur during laparoscopy is laceration of a major abdominal blood vessel
What are the benefits of a laparoscopic cholecystectomy?
The laparoscopic gallbladder surgery has several benefits like: less pain. Less blood loss lower risk of complications smaller wounds and scars quicker recovery and return to regular activities / works
What is the recovery time after Laparoscopic Gallbladder surgery?
After an uncomplicated Laparoscopic Gallbladder Surgery, patient can go home the same day or within 24hrs of operation. But, with an open cholecystectomy, patient need to stay in the hospital for two to three days.
