Heart Attack Cost
- Can You Afford It?
With the rising cost of medical services, is it any wonder
that heart attack cost is a big winner for those medical services
that work in this area. But guess who the big loser is in
this heart attack cost ball game? You got it... the heart
attack victim.
Even with new medical procedures and breakthroughs in the
treatment and repair of a heart problem, heart attack cost
has skyrocketed beyond your wildest dreams. The cost associated
with a heart attack is not common knowledge, and until you
enter the game and get up close and personal, will you learn
this is one game you should have avoided.
Your first heart attack cost, most likely will be, general
ambulance service. Figure on at least $800-$1500 or more depending
on your location.
Your second heart attack cost will be ambulance medical support,
figure on an additional $100+.
Your third heart attack cost will be emergency room general
services at your local hospital. Figure on at least $750,
then professional fees for emergency room, another $250 or
so. Then tack on miscellaneous supplies, $500 for laboratory
tests, about $300 for EKG, plus X-ray drugs etc - for a grand
total so far of about $2500 for your emergency room visit.
Your fourth major heart attack cost will most likely be your
stay in the ICU of your local hospital, until they figure
out what to do with you. Figure on a day at a cost of about
$850.
Now that you have the basic heart attack cost out of the
way, unless you live within reach of a major medical facility
with a heart specialist on staff, you are going to get a ride
in a plane or helicopter. Figure on an additional $5000-$6000
for this opportunity.
Now we are getting to the real meat of our heart attack cost.
You have already spent about $10,000 or so getting to this
point. The next heart attack cost will make that seem like
pocket change!
You can figure on about $22,000-$25,000 for your stay in
the heart medical center, while they discover your heart problem
and try to repair your heart damage. And this does not include
the surgeons cost, which can add additional thousands to your
overall heart attack cost. So now your heart attack cost is
over $40,000. If everything goes well and your heart problem
can be corrected by Coronary Angioplasty, you are left with
one remaining heart attack cost, the chemical or treadmill
stress test. This could add as much as $5,000 more to your
already growing bill.
Your minimum heart attack cost for this overall experience
will be about $45,000-$50,000! If the Coronary Angioplasty
procedure cannot repair your damage and open heart surgery
is needed, your heart attack cost could more than double.
By choosing foods with lower fat and cholesterol content,
quitting smoking... if you do smoke, keeping your blood pressure
under control, and exercising regularly, you may avoid this
dangerous and costly experience... and eliminate heart attack
cost for good.
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Author: Eric Choong
Please visit my website at: http://www.health-beauty-care.com
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