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Cost of lower jaw abscess drainage - simple near me

The average cash price for lower jaw abscess drainage - simple care near you is $767 at a surgery center versus $1,041 at an outpatient hospital. While a surgery center may offer fewer complimentary services, and may not have the full range of support services that outpatient hospital provides, it may still be worth the (26%) you'd save when comparing the cost of lower jaw abscess drainage - simple performed at an outpatient hospital. Read More

Average cash price in U.S.

A common lower jaw abscess drainage - simple at surgery center facility in U.S. includes

  Units Avg Cash price

Provider

Provider fee to drain lower jaw abscess

simple Standard
1 $172

Facility

Surgery center fee to drain lower jaw abscess

Standard Standard
1 $279

Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist fee to be "put under" for procedure

Level 3 Standard
1 $202

Anesthesiologist time to be "put under" for procedure

Per minute Standard
57 $114
Total average cash price   $766.60

A common lower jaw abscess drainage - simple at outpatient hospital facility in U.S. includes

  Units Avg Cash price

Provider

Provider fee to drain lower jaw abscess

simple Standard
1 $172

Facility

Outpatient Hospital fee to drain lower jaw abscess

level 2 Standard
1 $553

Anesthesia

Anesthesiologist fee to be "put under" for procedure

Level 3 Standard
1 $202

Anesthesiologist time to be "put under" for procedure

Per minute Standard
57 $114
Total average cash price   $1,040.60

About the lower jaw abscess drainage - simple Average Cash Prices

This procedure is most commonly performed at either a surgery center or an outpatient hospital.

Surgery centers, also known as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), are independent, licensed medical facilities that are governed by distinct regulatory requirements compared with a hospital. Procedures performed at an ASCs are often less expensive than when they are performed at an outpatient hospital, but they typically offer fewer complimentary services, and may not have the full-range of support services that a hospital provides.

Outpatient facilities are outpatient departments or clinics that may be within or next to a hospital, but is owned and run by the affiliated hospital. These facilities can perform surgical treatments and procedures that do not require an overnight stay. Procedures performed at an outpatient hospital are often more expensive than when they are performed in an ambulatory surgery center, but outpatient hospitals may offer more complimentary and support services for patients because they are connected to the hospital system.

Cost of lower jaw abscess drainage simple by state

* Savings estimate based on a study of more than 1 billion claims comparing self-pay (or cash pay) prices of a frequency-weighted market basket of procedures to insurer-negotiated rates for the same. Claims were collected between July 2017 and July 2019. R.Lawrence Van Horn, Arthur Laffer, Robert L.Metcalf. 2019. The Transformative Potential for Price Transparency in Healthcare: Benefits for Consumers and Providers. Health Management Policy and Innovation, Volume 4, Issue 3.

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Your actual costs may be higher or lower than these cost estimates. Check with your provider and health plan details to confirm the costs that you may be charged for a service or procedure.You are responsible for costs that are not covered and for getting any pre-authorizations or referrals required by your health plan. Neither payments nor benefits are guaranteed. Provider data, including price data, provided in part by Turquoise Health.

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