I know this varies from hospital-to-hospital and country-to-country, but here's the breakdown of most of my costs. Thankfully, I have health insurance so I do not have to pay the full amount.
Hospital Costs:
Semi-Private Room Hospital Stay (recovery + 1 night) - $3,199
Supplies, medications, labs - $21,175
Anesthesia - $14,035
Operating Costs - $42,716
Surgeon Costs - $12,700
Total $$$ - $93,825
My insurance only had to pay $11,119 of that. So after all those crazy charges... Insurance was charged 12% of the actual cost. Seems ridiculous, right?
My co-payment - $250
My co-insurance- $659 (hospital) + $399 (anesthesia bill)
Braces cost ≈ $3,900 (Not covered by any insurance, sadly. I pay $164 monthly.)
Total I owe ≈ $5,208
That doesn't include my co-payments from visits, blood work, x-rays, medications, jaw surgery supplies, etc. So when it's all said and done it will have cost me about $5,400. The braces being the bulk of the cost, but it's still quite daunting.
So if you're thinking about having jaw surgery in the U.S.- make sure your insurance will cover the procedure. I'm lucky I was able to change to my husband's insurance as my work insurance did not cover any jaw corrective surgeries unless it was an emergency situation.
Hope this helps all you looking into this! Maybe your dental insurance will even cover the braces? Mine only covers a portion of them until age 23. What a bummer, haha.
Hospital Costs:
Semi-Private Room Hospital Stay (recovery + 1 night) - $3,199
Supplies, medications, labs - $21,175
Anesthesia - $14,035
Operating Costs - $42,716
Surgeon Costs - $12,700
Total $$$ - $93,825
My insurance only had to pay $11,119 of that. So after all those crazy charges... Insurance was charged 12% of the actual cost. Seems ridiculous, right?
My co-payment - $250
My co-insurance- $659 (hospital) + $399 (anesthesia bill)
Braces cost ≈ $3,900 (Not covered by any insurance, sadly. I pay $164 monthly.)
Total I owe ≈ $5,208
That doesn't include my co-payments from visits, blood work, x-rays, medications, jaw surgery supplies, etc. So when it's all said and done it will have cost me about $5,400. The braces being the bulk of the cost, but it's still quite daunting.
So if you're thinking about having jaw surgery in the U.S.- make sure your insurance will cover the procedure. I'm lucky I was able to change to my husband's insurance as my work insurance did not cover any jaw corrective surgeries unless it was an emergency situation.
Hope this helps all you looking into this! Maybe your dental insurance will even cover the braces? Mine only covers a portion of them until age 23. What a bummer, haha.
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