Re: The total cost of the surgery

[Guest guest]

Here is my breakdown of costs:

Orthodontist (ceramic, upper and lower, DC doctor) =

$7,000

Surgeon's fees (upper and lower jaw surgery, North

Carolina doctor) = $14,000

Hospital (covered by my insurance but I saw the

charges, North Carolina) = $14,000.

Hope this helps!

--- Sara wrote:

> Wow, it seems NYC is even more expensive. My

> orthodontic treatment

> was $6600 - I had ceramic on top and bottom minus

> the back teeth

> which have metallic brackets. Also included in the

> fee were all my

> xrays and molds as well as final retainers for end

> of treatment.

>

> Total cost of surgery which includes a 3 piece

> Lefort osteotomy and

> anterior manidbular osteotomy (basically only upper

> jaw)plus removal

> of two upper bicuspids and two molars is $17,100. My

> OS is still

> debating about whether to do genio on me or not so

> this price may go

> up. As for hospital fees I'm still waiting on these

> but it usually

> depends on how many nights your surgeon wants to

> keep you in for.

> Either way I would estimate at least another $10,000

> since hospitals

> are EXPENSIVE. Also, prices vary from doctor to

> doctor. Another

> doctor that I saw prior to my current one had quoted

> me $22,000 for

> the same treatment.

> And yes, beware of the book on the site. I've heard

> it's not good!

> Hope this helps.

> Sara

>

> > > Greetings from the " Spud State " - I have a

> rather personal

> question for

> > > all of you nice people who have gone thru this

> or are about to:

> How

> > > much does this surgery cost? I need to have some

> sort of idea of

> the

> > > cost - Surgeon's fees, hospital fees, and

> Orthodontic treatment.

> I know

> > > that the cost varies from state to state, as

> well as what needs

> to be

> > > done, but I'd like a general approximation so I

> won't be too

> shocked. I

> > > went to an OMS back in 1997 for a work-up and I

> don't recall how

> much

> > > he said it would all cost - I probably had

> " Sticker Shock " , but

> he did

> > > tell me that every year that I waited to do it

> the price would go

> up

> > > 5%. This was the same surgeon (I earlier

> referred to him in a

> post as

> > > the jerk) who told me that I had absolutely no

> say in what HE

> decided

> > > to do to me. My new surgeon says that he and I

> will compromise

> and work

> > > together for the most optimal outcome possible

> (nice guy!).

> Thanks to

> > > you all; I'm learning so much from all of you

> already. Also, is

> the

> > > book offered on-line entitled " Orthognathic

> Surgery Survival

> Guide:

> > > Everything You Need To Know About The Jaw

> Surgery " any good? - it

> costs

> > > $47. / Diane

>

>

>

>

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[Guest guest]

Here are my costs:

Braces (ceramic) - $6000

Surgery (lower advancement) - $4300

Hospital Fees - Have not seen them yet, but at this point I have

paid $500.

> > > > Greetings from the " Spud State " - I have a

> > rather personal

> > question for

> > > > all of you nice people who have gone thru this

> > or are about to:

> > How

> > > > much does this surgery cost? I need to have some

> > sort of idea of

> > the

> > > > cost - Surgeon's fees, hospital fees, and

> > Orthodontic treatment.

> > I know

> > > > that the cost varies from state to state, as

> > well as what needs

> > to be

> > > > done, but I'd like a general approximation so I

> > won't be too

> > shocked. I

> > > > went to an OMS back in 1997 for a work-up and I

> > don't recall how

> > much

> > > > he said it would all cost - I probably had

> > " Sticker Shock " , but

> > he did

> > > > tell me that every year that I waited to do it

> > the price would go

> > up

> > > > 5%. This was the same surgeon (I earlier

> > referred to him in a

> > post as

> > > > the jerk) who told me that I had absolutely no

> > say in what HE

> > decided

> > > > to do to me. My new surgeon says that he and I

> > will compromise

> > and work

> > > > together for the most optimal outcome possible

> > (nice guy!).

> > Thanks to

> > > > you all; I'm learning so much from all of you

> > already. Also, is

> > the

> > > > book offered on-line entitled " Orthognathic

> > Surgery Survival

> > Guide:

> > > > Everything You Need To Know About The Jaw

> > Surgery " any good? - it

> > costs

> > > > $47. / Diane

> >

> >

> >

> >

>

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