jurajp-ga,
Thanks for your question.
While I didn't find anything quite as neatly laid out as the link in
your question to the Indian center, I did come across numerous bits
and pieces of price data for private surgeries in Canada, which I've
presented below.
First note: there were no prices available for cardiac procedures,
and from what I could see, private cardiac surgery has not yet taken
hold in Canada...most patients in need of such services seem to head
either to India or to the US.
Second note: pricing is complex, since there still seems to be a fair
amount of interaction between private clinics and the public health
service, the former sometimes doing contract work for the latter, and
the latter sometimes offering partial reimbursements for work done at
the former.
Here is the information I came across...prices shown are in Canadian dollars:
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Macleans ran a series of articles on private medical care, which
provide excellent overviews, as well as a lot of specifics. The
overall series of articles can be found here:
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/health/article.jsp?content=20060501_126226_126226
Private medical care in Canada
A complete user's guide
You will probably want to look these over in detail.
The pricing information available includes the following:
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/health/article.jsp?content=20060501_125955_125955
April 25, 2006
PRIVATE MEDICAL CARE: Medical travel agents
[Based on prices from False Creek Surgical Centre in Vancouver, Maples
Surgical Centre in Winnipeg, and Westmount Square Surgical Center in
Montreal].
Partial knee replacement:
$14,000-$16,000
Discectomy (spinal surgery for
ruptured disc):
$5,000
Gallbladder removal:
$6,500
Hernia repair:
$3,000-$7,000
Cataract surgery:
$2,000
MRI with high resolution:
$755
CT scan:
$575
Total knee replacement:
$18,000
...Prices include hotel for an accompanying family member for up to
four nights. Prices do not include travelling costs.
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/health/article.jsp?content=20060501_125975_125975
April 25, 2006
PRIVATE MEDICAL CARE: Orthopaedics
...the Duval Orthopaedic Clinic in Laval, Que., has treated more than
1,000 patients from across Canada. It is the only place in Canada that
does full hip replacements.
Hip replacement:
$11,600
Knee replacement:
$12,000
Partial knee replacement:
$11,000 to $12,000
ACL tear:
$6,000
Hip resurfacing:
$18,000
...Cost includes up to 11 days of convalescence and physiotherapy.
...If patients develop a post-operative infection, they are
transferred back into the public system at St-Luc hospital, where they
are covered by their provincial medical plan.
...Because Duval works with doctors who have not opted out of public
medicine, a portion of the cost is eligible for reimbursement from
patients' provincial health plan. The amount patients have been
reimbursed ranges from $1,000 to $2,000 depending on the province and
medical situation.
EXTRAS: If patients wish to convalesce for a longer period than
recommended, they can stay at the clinic for an extra charge of
$200-$250 a night. For a luxury room with Internet access, the cost is
$400 a night.
http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/health/article.jsp?content=20060501_125933_125933
April 25, 2006
PRIVATE MEDICAL CARE: Private hospital
...The Cambie Surgery Centre in British Columbia is the only private
hospital in the country where patients can go and buy the operations
they need...Patients at the Cambie centre are charged according to the
complexity of their operation.
Ankle replacement is $16,000-$17,000
spinal surgery $12,000
partial knee replacement $11,500
hip arthroscopy $6,000
shoulder dislocation repair $3,000-$6,000
ACL tear $4,000-$5,000
gallbladder removal $3,800
hernia repair $2,500
hysterectomy $3,000
mastectomy $2,200
cataract $950 (per eye).
...These costs do not include post-surgery physiotherapy. Residents of
British Columbia pay slightly less because the surgeon's fee is paid
by the provincial health plan. Patients from other provinces can apply
for reimbursement of the surgeon's fee from their own provincial
health plan.
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[there was very limited information available on pricing for cosmetic surgery]
http://www.cosmeticprocedureguide.ca/breast_reduction_lift.html
Breast Lift (Mastopexy)
...Breast lift procedures (with or without augmentation) are performed
in private surgical facilities, as they are uncommonly insured
procedures...The average cost of this procedure, published by the
Canadian Society of Aesthetic (Cosmetic) Plastic Surgery (CASPS) is
$6000 (with a range of $6000-$12,000). Costs will vary based on the
requirement for augmentation and the implant type used.
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http://www.hifu.ca/news/nonsurgical-prostate-surgery.php
Non-surgical prostate cancer options improving
Latest technique uses ultrasound
September 19, 2005
...Ablatherm High Intensity Focused Ultrasound (HIFU) - which has been
used in Europe the past few years and is just being introduced to
North America
...The more we learn, the less we cut," says Dr. William Orovan,
president of the Don Mills Surgical Unit whose private Toronto clinic
is the only place in North America offering the HIFU procedure, which
costs about $17,000
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[this article is a bit older than the others, but relelvant nonetheless]
http://cupe.ca/updir/Innovation_exposed.pdf
?INNOVATION? EXPOSED
AN ONGOING INVENTORY OF MAJOR PRIVATIZATION INITIATIVES IN CANADA?S
HEALTH CARE SYSTEM
July 27, 2004
...Patient pays $6,000 for sinus surgery at private clinic to jump
surgery line at False Creek Surgical Centre.
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I trust this information fully answers your question.
However, please don't rate this answer until you have everything you
need. If you would like any additional information, just post a
Request for Clarification to let me know how I can assist you further,
and I'm at your service.
All the best,
pafalafa-ga
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