US $ 797,200 double , US $ 561,200 single
MOST EXPENSIVE MEDICAL PROCEDURES
Transplant
is a varied type of n be performed in ologous bone marrow lls are removed from the tment for the condition rally cancer ) is finished , the body to regenerate rocedure costs around re expensive bone s finding a donor . This n allogenic transplant , ue to the time and effort ching a donor who is a ical procedure itself .
04 ) Lung Transplant
US $ 797,200 double , US $ 561,200 single
Lung transplants are used for people who are likely to die from lung disease within 1 to 2 years . Their conditions are so severe that other treatments , such as medicines or breathing devices , no longer work . There are a myriad of factors that make the procedure so expensive ; first , finding a donor , then the surgery itself , where the patient is placed on a machine to breathe . Afterwards patients recover in the intensive care unit for a few days , before spending another three weeks in hospital . All told , the procedure , hospital recovery time and subsequent rehab that may take over three months , plus the immunosuppressant medications needed to avoid transplant rejection contribute to the procedure ’ s high cost .
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