How Much Does Open Venous Valvuloplasty of Femoral Vein with Profundaplasty Cost?
Open venous valvuloplasty of the femoral vein with profundaplasty is a surgical procedure to repair damaged valves in the femoral vein and widen the deep femoral artery. This is performed to improve blood flow and treat chronic venous insufficiency in the leg.
π‘ The doctor's Medicare fee is $825 β that's what the physician receives. Hospital/facility charges are separate.
What does Femoral Vein Valvuloplasty cost where you live?
Prices vary by location. Pick your city to see local hospital prices.
Why do some cities cost 3β4Γ more than others?
Most of the difference is hospital pricing, not the medicine. The procedure itself is essentially the same everywhere β what changes is what the facility charges:
- Hospitals set their own prices. There's no national price for a procedure, so two hospitals β even in the same city β can charge wildly different amounts for identical care.
- Local costs differ. Wages, rent, and malpractice insurance are far higher in big metros (e.g. San Francisco, New York) than in smaller cities. Medicare adjusts the doctor's fee for this, but only modestly; hospital charges swing much more.
- Competition matters. In areas with few hospitals or one dominant health system, prices tend to run higher. Competitive markets push them down.
- Insurer contracts vary by region, which moves both the negotiated and cash prices.
π‘ Because the difference is mostly pricing power β not quality β it's worth comparing hospitals and asking for the cash/self-pay rate, which is often far below the list price.
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