United Brokers Insurances
2002 Limited
428 Church Street, P O Box 953, Palmerston North
Ph: +64 +6 357 3437 Fax: +64 +6 356 9051
E-mail: mail@ubi02.co.nz
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428 Church Street, P O Box 953, Palmerston North Ph: +64 +6 357 3437 Fax: +64 +6 356 9051 E-mail: mail@ubi02.co.nz |
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Health Claims - Major Surgery
The average age of claimants at major surgery is 46 (females) and 49 (males). Some examples of actual, high-cost claims paid Occupation Age Procedure Amount Paid Registered nurse 44 Mastectomy $24,227 Pilot 48 Brachytherapy* $25,238 Dairy farmer 38 Hip replacement $16,292 Sales consultant 33 Disc replacement $26,349 Painter 45 Coronary artery bypass $30,180 *Bracytherapy is an advanced cancer treatment where radioactive seeds or sources are placed in or near the tumour itself, giving a high radiation dose to the tumour while reducing the radiation exposure in the surrounding healthy tissues. From a patients perspective treatments like brachytherapy can mean less surgery and as a result, less time recovering, but technology comes with a cost. For example brachytherapy for prostate cancer will cost approximately $23,000 - $26,000, versus prostate removal at approximately $4,700 - $10,800. All statistics are based on TOWER Health & Life Limited's data as at January 2005. |
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