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25th August 2014, 10:42 AM #1Senior Member
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Prostate Biopsy Costs
Can any one comment on the recent cost of a prostate biopsy?
My urologist's fee is $1000 apparently plus all the other costs which his receptionist was a bit vague on.
I am thinking there would be fees for the Anesthetic guy, day theatre fees, consumables and pathology costs maybe.
Looks like up around 4K - I have NIB health insurance but suspect I will be majorly out of pocket.
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25th August 2014, 02:14 PM #2
I have had two, one in 2010, then again in 2011.
Urologist fee was around $750, medibank private covered all but $88.
Hospital was fully covered.
Anesthetist gap was around $150.
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29th August 2014, 11:44 PM #3Senior Member
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Thanks for that information - may not be as costly as I thought.
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30th August 2014, 02:49 AM #4New Member
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[langtitle=pt]Biopsia à Próstata...[/langtitle]
[lang=pt]Biopsia à próstata...sempre andei mais preocupado com as consequências do que com os custos.
Se não fosse um exame arriscado e perigoso para a sua saúde, o médico nunca lhe pedia para assinar um termo de responsabilidade, certo?
Por isto tome atenção, sabe-se hoje em dia que a maioria é desnecessária... e muitas são logo receitadas ( ao primeiro sinal de PSA Total alto) por interesse económico ou por pouca habilidade clínica do médico.
Segundo os melhores especialistas, só deve concordar em fazer a biopsia quando o PSA LIVRE (este é que é o importante para estes casos) está abaixo dos 10% por mais de 8 meses seguidos.
E, se tiver mais de 65 anos, os especialistas aconselham não mexer, porque se de facto existir algo cancerígeno, o mais provável é que se morra com ele e não por causa dele.
É que o ato de cortar e extrair um pedacinho da próstata, faz sangrar e isto pode espalhar as células cancerígenas ( se for o caso) pelo corpo o que torna este exame arriscado.
Existem ainda as comuns consequências após a biopsia, que são:
- Hemorragias
- Infecções
- Obstrução urinária.
....Portanto, é sempre bom saber se a biopsia é mesmo necessária para o seu caso. Consulte sempre mais do que um médico (eu consultei 3).
Assim terá várias opiniões que ajudaram a concluir um diagnóstico mais fiel.
Saudações
P. Bastos[/lang]
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30th August 2014, 10:02 AM #5SENIOR MEMBER
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Hi,
I had a prostate biopsy done in May 2013. I have Bupa private health insurance. The first Uroligist that my GP referred me to gave me a quote and my out of pocket expenses for the surgeon and the anethestics guy would have been around $ 1,500, plus any hospital out of pocket expenses.
So, while I was on the phone to Bupa finding out what the out of pocket expenses would be, I asked them if they had a list of Specialists and Hospitals that offered "no gap" pricing. They gave me the name of two specialists in Ipswich, who both operate at teh same private hospital. I then got my GP to refer me to one of BUPA's no-gap specialists. I had the procedure done at St Andrew's Private Hospital in Ipswich a fortnight later. I had two nights in hospital. My total out of pocket expenses were $35.00 for take home medications provided by the hospital pharmacy on discharge, and $25.00 for sundry hospital services not covered by medicare or Bupa (things like WIFI Internet, Pay TV, etc).
The moral of the story - talk to your Health Insurance Fund to see if they have no-gap arrangements with a suitable surgeon and hospital.
Hope that info helps.
Regards,
RoyManufacturer of the Finest Quality Off-Cuts.
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2nd September 2014, 08:03 AM #6Senior Member
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Thanks to all for your replies.
Very helpful.
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