How much does a stent for angioplasty cost?

In government hospitals like the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), the cost of angioplasty remains around Rs 40,000-45,000, including the cost of a single stent, as stents were always procured at Rs 23,000, the CGHS price for a stent.

What is the average cost of a stent?

Average total charges per patient, including all procedure types and grouped by initial procedure, were: surgery $53,707 +/- $6388, balloon $50,040 +/- $8412, and stent $34,346 +/- $3488 (p = 0.047).

Why is angioplasty expensive?

Factors impacting the Cost of balloon Angioplasty are: Cost for blood tests and diagnostic tests. Type of treatment and surgery. Medicinal costs. Duration of stay.

Are stents expensive?

Stents are also expensive. They can add at least $10,000 to the cost of therapy. Stents still have a place in care, but much less of one than we used to think.

Why are stents so expensive?

Margins. A bulk of the price you pay for a stent goes into margins paid to the various hands it passes through before it reaches the patient. A problem similar to food, where the farmer’s price gets bulked up before it reaches the consumer because of the layers of middlemen along the way.

What is the cost of stent used in angioplasty in India?

Stent Pricing

How much does a stent cost without insurance?

For patients without health insurance, total costs are typically $11,000-$41,000 or more, depending on the type of stent and length of hospital stay.

How long does a stent last?

How long will a stent last? It is permanent. There is just a 2–3 per cent risk of narrowing coming back, and if that happens it is usually within 6–9 months. If it does, it can potentially be treated with another stent.