How Tubal Reversal Cost Can Be Determined
Once you have decided on a reversal of tubal ligation, then you will have many questions to answer still. One big question for many women and their families is that of the tubal reversal cost. What this cost will be for you depends upon a few different points.
In my own research upon this topic, I found quotes for the tubal reversal surgery that ranged from about $3500 up to a high of about $30,000. However, there were quite a few that gave a cost in the range of $6000 to $7000.
To begin with, if you have the surgery done as an outpatient procedure or in a hospital seems to be a major factor in the price tag. To confirm this, just check out a few infertility websites on line.
I suppose getting the surgery done at a surgical center rather than a hospital carries a lower overhead from staff and the facility. This way the savings can be passed onto you. Face it. A hospital has to make up its losses somewhere.
Additionally, use of a hospital implies a longer surgery with a longer post operative recovery time and more nights spent therein. This may be a necessary addition in cost due to your own medical needs such as diabetes or some other medical condition.
One more factor in the variation of tubal reversal cost is the services you truly get for the quoted price. That price might only include the doctor’s fee and not other things such as the hospital costs, lab work, initial consultation, etc. Even if done as an outpatient surgery, you may be required to stay at a specific hotel for four nights by the doctor.
Another thing that seems to affect cost, but which does not always apply, seems to be the level of experience of the tubal reversal doctor. As strange as it may seem, those who perform the operation less seem to charge a larger fee. This could be due in part to them not having their own surgical center but using the hospital for the surgery the handful of times they do it each year.
One more factor in the price of a tubal reversal can actually be your own body mass index. Whereas some surgeons will not do the procedure on women with a BMI above 35 for health and safety reasons, you will find some who will simply charge you more money to have the surgery. In addition, if you are above a certain BMI or weight, your surgeon may require the surgery take place in a hospital.
These points above should give you some idea of why the tubal reversal cost can vary so much. Please don’t make your decision based upon cost alone though that can be an important consideration. Look into all the other questions you should get answers for as well.
