Table of contents:
- When is heart bypass surgery needed?
- Hospital heart bypass surgery costs
- Fortunately, the cost can be offset by insurance
Quoted from the website of the Indonesian Ministry of Health, based on the 2014 Sample Registration System (SRS) survey data, coronary heart disease (CHD) is the leading cause of death after stroke in Indonesia. One way to overcome this is by heart bypass surgery. How much does heart bypass surgery cost?
When is heart bypass surgery needed?
Heart bypass surgery is a medical procedure performed when the arteries of the heart that supply blood to the heart muscle are damaged. The damaged arteries are replaced with blood vessels from other areas of the body to create a shortcut.
When the arteries of the heart become blocked or damaged by the accumulated plaque, blood does not flow properly to the heart muscle. If left untreated, the heart muscle will be damaged due to the inability to eat, so that heart failure or heart attack can occur.
In this condition the doctor will recommend surgery to save the patient's life and prevent other complications. The first action is to undergo ring plug surgery on the heart.
If it is too severe or if the procedure does not work, the doctor will recommend heart bypass surgery.
Hospital heart bypass surgery costs
Have you ever heard the phrase that health is expensive? Yes, because the cost for health care is not cheap, one of which is the cost of heart bypass surgery.
If you are required to undergo this action, you will have to spend about 80 to 500 million. The amount of the fee is adjusted to the facility, how many arteries must be replaced, the medical personnel needed, and the technology used.
These costs only cover the operation, not other treatments. Patients are also required to be hospitalized, both before surgery and after surgery, at least being hospitalized for 5 days.
Why are the costs for heart surgery and treatment of heart disease so expensive? To overcome this disease, it requires sophisticated technology and special medical experts for the surgical process.
In addition, there are several stages or examinations that the patient must carry out. At least the patient should commute to the hospital about one to two times a month.
Fortunately, the cost can be offset by insurance
The high cost of heart bypass surgery and other medical treatment costs must be quite burdensome for the patient. In fact, it can cause delays in medical action due to lack of funds.
Actually, you don't need to worry if you have health insurance. This is why health insurance is very important to have.
Health insurance can reduce the cost of surgery and other medical care so that patients can get treatment as soon as possible and their quality of life also improves.
If you have JKN KIS insurance from BPJS, the health costs for heart bypass surgery as well as the treatment will be covered by BPJS, as stated in the guidelines for implementing the National Health Insurance (JKN), namely the Minister of Health Regulation (PMK) No. 28 of 2014.
Meanwhile, if you have private health insurance, medical costs will be mitigated according to the agreement between you and the insurance company. So, have you got health insurance?
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