Figure 5. Procedures Associated With the Most Expensive Ambulatory Surgical Visits
Figure 5. Procedures Associated With the Most Expensive Ambulatory Surgical Visits (Text Description)
| Primary Procedure |
Mean Visit Charges (dollars) |
| PTCA |
$23,300 |
| Insertion, revisions, replacement, removal of cardiac pacemaker |
$20,200 |
| Other O.R. heart proceduresa |
$20,100 |
| Spinal fusion |
$18,600 |
| Open prostatectomy |
$16,500 |
| Insertion of catheter or spinal stimulator into spinal canal |
$16,100 |
| Endovascular repair of aneurysm |
$13,200 |
| Other O.R. upper GI therapeutic proceduresa |
$10,900 |
| Laminectomy |
$10,700 |
| Other O.R. procedures on vessels other than head and necka |
$10,700 |
a Go to footnotes in Appendix table for definitions of other procedures.
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